Topic A: SLO's Flashcards
describe several ways in which microbes affect our lives:
-stone washing
-cotton
-de-bleaching
-indigo in jeans
-plasirc/buttons
-fermentation: cheese
1B: Recognize the current system of classification and scientific nomenclature that uses two names; a Genus and specific epithet
Genus specific epithet (underlined or italics)
1C: differentiate the major characteristics of each group of microorganisms including from classification
-archaea: prokaryotic, lack cell walls, binary fusion, extreme environments
-bacteria: prokaryotic, cell walls, binary fusion, lives in our environment, for energy, organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals and photosynthesis
-fungi: eukaryotes, chitin cell walls, both reproductive systems, use organic substances for energy, mushrooms and molds are multicellular, yeast are unicellular
-(protista)protozoa: eukaryotes are multicellular, protist are unicellular, absorbs or ingest organic chemicals, may be motile, amoeba
-(protista)algae: eukaryotes and protist, cellulose cell walls, use photosynthesis for energy, produce molecular oxygen and organic compounds
-viruses: acellular, consist of DNA or RNA core, core is surrounded by protein coat, coat may be enclosed in a lipid envelope, are replicated only when they are in a living host cell
-multicellular animal parasites: eukaryotes, multicellular animals, parasitic worms, microscopic stages in life cycles
1D: understand the contributions made by key scientists
-cell theory
-microscopy/microscopes
-fermentation and pasteurization
-spontaneous generation vs biogenesis
-koch’s postulates
-germ theory of disease
-vaccination
-first synthetic drug and first antibiotic
1E: understand the contributions made by bacteria
-microbial ecology
-biomeditation
-biological insecticides
-biotechnology
-normal microbiota
-biofilms
1F: emerging infectious diseases
MRSA
AIDS
zika
avian influenza A
west nile encephalitis
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
escherichia coli
ebola hemorrhagic fever
cryptosporidiosis
chikungunya
