(PRELIM) Introduction of Microbiology (prelim) Flashcards
earliest microscopic observation on bees and weevils
Roman Philosopher Lucretius
Girolamo Fracastro
postilated; invisible living creature can be transmitted through kissing, indirect contact vector and fomites
Girolamo Fracastro
Father of Microbiology
Anton Van Leeuwenhock
First microbiologist
Anton Van Leeuwenhock
he discovered “animalcules” found in stagnant water, in sick people, and in his own mouth
Anton Van Leeuwenhock
He used his self made single lens microscope with 50-300x magnification to study protozoans and bacteria
Anton Van Leeuwenhock
He wa the first to publish extensive and accurate observations of microorganisms
Anton Van Leeuwenhock
In 1673, he sent a detailed letter to the royal society of London describing bacteria
Anton Van Leeuwenhock
simple vertebrates could arise from spontaneous generation
Aristotle
he proposed that animals might originated form soil, plants or other unlike animals
Aristotle
In 1668, he demonstrated that maggots do not arise spontaneously from decaying meat
Francesco Redi
His result were a serious blow to the held belief that large forms of life could arise from nonlife
Francesco Redi
He observed that boiled mutton broth eventually became cloudy with microorganisms after pouring it into flask and sealed tightly
John Needham
he proposed that organic matter possessed a “vital force” that could give rise to life
John Needham
Fighting Against the Odds
Lazaro Spallanzani
he improved the previous experiments of Needham by heating broth placed in a sealed jar
Lazarro Spallazani
He observed that no growth took place as long as flask remained sealed
Lazarro Spallanzani
Proposed that air carried microorganisms to the culture medium that might be the reason for growth of organisms presented already in the medium
Lazarro Spallanzani
Growth of organisms present already in the medium
Lazaro Spallanzani
Concluded that microorganisms from the air probably had entered Needham’s solution after they were boiled
Lazarro Spallanzani
showed the importance of oxygen to life
Laurent Lavoisier
living cells can only arise from preexisting living cells
Biogenesis
he describe tat the disease is caused by a minute seed or gem
Robert Bacon
he challenged spontaneous generation with the concept of “biogenesis”
Rudolf Virchow