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BYU General Microbiology Chapter 1- Dr. Robison
Scientists
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
09/29/2012

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Carolus Linnaeus
Definition
Taxonomic system- system for naming and grouping organisms
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Woese
Definition
3 Domains- Bacteria, Archaea, Eurkarya
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Fungi
Definition
Eukaryotes
Get food from other organisms
cell walls: chaitin
Classified by type of sexual spore
Made of: yeast (unicellular), Molds (multicellular)
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Protazoa
Definition
Single celled
Eukaryotes
live in water or animal host
classified by mechanism of motality
modes: pseudopodia ( cell extensions), Cilia, Flagella
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Algae
Definition
Photosynthetic
non-pathogenic ( except red tides and shellfish poisoning)
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Prokaryotes
Definition
Unicellular
no membrane bound organelles
small: 1.0 micrometer
reproduce asexually
two kinds: bacteria, archaea
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Leeuwnhoek
Definition
Father of microscopy
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Needham
Definition
microbes can arise spontaneously
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Spallanzani
Definition
Microbes exist in air and cannot spontaneously generate.
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scientific method origin
Definition
spontaneous generation
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Pasteur
Definition
Germ theory of disease
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Koch
Definition
Father of the Microbiological Laboratory- causative agents of disease
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Semmelweis
Definition
Handwashing
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Lister
Definition
Antiseptic technique- phenol
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Snow
Definition
infection control, epidemiology, poor sewage control -> sickness
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Jenner
Definition
Vaccine, immunology, milkmaids and small pox
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Ehrlich
Definition
"magic bullets", chemotherapy, kill microbe , not host
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Flemming
Definition
Penicillium to kill staph- newspaper
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Domagk
Definition
Prontosil for strep
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Waksman
Definition
coined term antibiotic
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Eukaryotes: organelle membrane? size?
Definition
membrane bound organelles larger: 10-100 micrometers
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Witaker
Definition
5 kingdoms: animals, plants, fungi, protezoa, Prokaryotes
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