Week 1 Terminology Flashcards
It is the study of the biology of microscopic organisms - viruses, bacteria, algae, fungi, molds,and protozoa, microorganisms that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Microbiology
Was a Dutch microbiologist and microscopist in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. Known as “the Father of Microbiology”, and one of the first microscopists and microbiologists.
Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek
Was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him.
Louis Pasteur
Was an English polymath active as a scientist. Credited as one of the first two scientists to discover microorganisms using a compound microscope that he built himself.
Robert Hooke
Was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world’s first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin
Alexander Fleming
Renowned German physician and microbiologist, credited with identifying the precise causes of lethal infectious diseases like tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax. A key pioneer in modern bacteriology.
Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch
Was a British bacteriologist whose focus was the epidemiology and pathology of bacterial pneumonia.
Frederick Griffith
Was a Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the codiscoverer of the bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague or pest, which was later named in his honor: Yersinia pestis
Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin
Bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague or pest
Yersinia pestis
Was an English physician and scientist who pioneered the concept of vaccines and created the smallpox vaccine, the world’s first vaccine.
Edward Jenner
The term devised by Jenner to denote cowpox.
Variolae vaccinae
Two main branches of microbiology are
Pure Microbiology and Applied Microbiology
Sub-classes of pure microbiology are based on the __________ being studied and their function.
types of microorganisms
Sub-classes of applied microbiology are based on the __________ of various microorganisms
interactions and applications
Focuses on the study of bacteria, including their structure, function, biochemistry, classification, genetics, and interactions with other organisms.
Bacteriology
Involves the study of viruses, including their structure, replication mechanisms, and their impact on host organisms and diseases.
Virology
Is the study of fungi, including yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. Mycologists study the biochemical properties, genetics, toxicity, ecology, and medical relevance of fungi.
Mycology
It deals with the study of parasites, which are organisms that live in or on a host organism and often cause diseases.
Parasitology
Phycology is also known as ________
Algology
Revolves around the scientific study of algae.
Phycology (Algology)
It focuses on the immune system in all organisms; Wide range of disorders such as hypersensitivities, immune deficiency and autoimmune diseases.
Immunology
Study of protozoa or single-celled protists that feed by heterotrophy and are not animals, plants, or fungi.
Protozoology
It is the study of nematodes or roundworms such as hookworms, ascarids, pinworks, and filaria, which are found as parasites in humans.
Nematology
Studies the inter actions between microbes and their environment, including their roles in nutrient cycling and ecosystem processes.
Environmental Microbiology
