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Burton's Microbiology Chapter 1
Chapter 1 from Burton's Microbiology
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 3
06/03/2013

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Biology
Definition
Study of living organisms
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Microbiology
Definition
Study of of microorganisms
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Acellular Infectious Agents
Definition
Prions and Viruses
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Procaryotes
Definition
Archaea and Bacteria
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Eucaryotes
Definition
Algi, Fungi and Protozoa
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Pathogen
Definition
Microbe that causes disease
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Nonpathogens
Definition
Microbes that do not normally cause disease
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Indigenous Microflora
Definition
Microorganisms that live in and on our bodies
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Opportunistic pathogens
Definition
Microorganisms that can cause disease, but usually do not, but await the opportunity to do so
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First microorganisms on earth
Definition
Archaea and Cyanobacteria
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Definition
Father of Microbiology, made simple microscopes
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Louis Pasteur
Definition
Developed Pasteurization, discovered anaerobic life forms, developed anthrax and rabies vaccines
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Robert Koch
Definition
Contributed to germ theory of disease, developed methods of staining bacteria, developed methods to cultivate bacteria
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Microbiologist
Definition
Scientist who studies microbes
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