Primer Flashcards
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Importance of Microbiology
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Causative agents of infectious diseases Normal flora Environmental importance Industrial importance Research
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Minute organisms that are too small to be seen by the unaided eye individually
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Microorganisms
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Primitive organisms
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Archaebacteria
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True bacteria
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Eubacteria
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Domain Eukarya
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Kingdom: Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
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Representative bacteria
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E. coli
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Examples: Amoeba, Paramecium
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Protista
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Example: Baker’s yeast
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Fungi
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Example: Arabidopsis thaliana
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Plantae
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Examples: Caenorhaditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, Mus musculus
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Animalia
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Thrive in acidic environment
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Hyperacidophiles
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Thrive in salty environment
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Halophiles
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Thrive in methane-rich environment
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Metallogens
