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11/02/2010

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4 Names for Microorganisms
Definition
Microbes, M.O.s, germs, bugs
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Single Cell Microorganisms (3 types)
Definition
bacteria, fungi, protozoa
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Multi-cellular Microorganisms (2 types)
Definition
Helminths, Anthropods
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Acellular Microorganisms (3 types)
Definition
Viruses, Prions, Protein
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Infectious disease is the ? leading cause of disease in North America
Definition
3rd
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Useful to FSER because
Definition
prevents disease, protect workers and family
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Pathogen
Definition
Microbe that normally causes disease
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Nonpathogen
Definition
doesn't normally cause disease
Term
Oppurtunists
Definition
nonpathogens that may cause disease
Term
1/3 to 1/4 of European population in Middle Ages killed by
Definition
Bubonic Plague (black death)
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Wiped out by European Explorers
Definition
Native Americans
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1978-1918
Definition
World Wide Influenza, 30/40 mil. deaths
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killed 300 million in 20th Century
Definition
Smallpox
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1875-1917
Definition
Golden Age of Microbiology
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1632-1732
Definition
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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Anton vanLeeuwenhoek called
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Father of Microbiology
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1749-1823
Definition
Edward Jenner
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Edward Jenner invented
Definition
smallpox vaccination
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1822-1895
Definition
Louis Pasteur
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Louis Pasteur discovered/invented
Definition
alcohol fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, vaccines (rabies)
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1843-1910
Definition
Robert Koch
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Robert Koch discovered/formulated
Definition
germ theory (Koch's postulates), culture techniques, causes of cholera and TB
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Ali Maow Maalin
Definition
Somalian cook, last smallpox case
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year smallpox declared eradicated by UN
Definition
1977
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Deaths worldwide each year from preventable infectious disease (2003-2005)
Definition
25 Million
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Top 10 Infectious Diseases causing Death
Definition
Acute Lower Respiratoryy Infection, HIV/AIDS, Diarreheol, Turbuculosis, Malaria, Measles, Hep. B, Pertussis, Tetanus, Meningitis
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Reasons for increase in Infectious Disease
Definition
International travel, Increasing populations, breakdown of public health measures, microbial adaptation
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Good Micro-organisms
Definition
Vaccines, Insulin, Antibiotics
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Environmental cleanup Microbes, termed
Definition
Bioremediation
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Cellular Types (2)
Definition
Prokaryotes (bacteria), Eukaryotes (animal, plant cells)
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Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes both have
Definition
cytoplasm, ribosomes, DNA, membrane
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Cellular type with NO nucleus
Definition
Prokaryote
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Cellular type with multiple chromosomes
Definition
Eukaryote
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Cellular type with NO organelles
Definition
Prokaryote
Term
Cellular type with NO cell wall
Definition
Eukaryote
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Smaller of the two cellular types
Definition
Prokaryote
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Term for categorization of organisms
Definition
Taxonomy
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Robert Whittaker
Definition
5 Kingdoms (1969)
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5 Kingdoms
Definition
Plantae, Fungi, Animals, Protista, Monera
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plants, algae (Kingdom)
Definition
Plantae
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Mushrooms, Molds, Yeast (Kingdom)
Definition
Fungi
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Vertebrates, Insects (Kingdom)
Definition
Animalia
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Protozoa, Slime Molds (Kingdom)
Definition
Protista
Term
Bacteria (Kingdom)
Definition
Monera
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King Phillip Comes Over For Good Supper
Definition
Kingdom Phylum Order Family Genus Species
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formatting for writing species
Definition
Genus, first letter capitalized, species all lower case. Bother underlined *seperately* or in italics
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Microbes within species with a specific genetic variation
Definition
Strain
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nanometers in a micrometer
Definition
1000
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micrometers in a millimeter
Definition
1000
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Average Human Height
Definition
1.65m
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Size of bacterium
Definition
1-5 micrometers
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Size of virus
Definition
50-25 nanometers
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Light Microscope Magnification
Definition
100-1000x
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Electron Microscope Magnification
Definition
over 20 million times (viral particles)
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Shape and arrangement, or
Definition
Morphology
Term
Rod shaped bacteria
Definition
Bacillus
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Spherical or Round Bacteria
Definition
Coccus
Term
Curved Rod shaped bacteria
Definition
Vibros
Term
Rigid wave shaped bacteria
Definition
Spurilla/Sprillum
Term
Where are Spirochete shaped bacteria found
Definition
in teeth
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Chain bacteria
Definition
Streptobacillus cocci
Term
Grape-cluster shaped bacterium
Definition
Staphylococcus
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Purpose of staining Techniques
Definition
Visualize, identify, differentiate bacteria
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Purpose of Heat Fixing during Staining
Definition
kills bacteria and sticks to slide
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Gram +ve color
Definition
purple-blue
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Gram -ve color
Definition
red
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Steps of Gram Staining (4)
Definition
1. Crystal Violet: stains both purple, 2. Iodine: stains both blue-purple, 3. Alcohol wash: +ve remains blue-purple and -ve loses stain, 4. Safranin -ve stains orange-red
Term
outer membranes in Gram -ve bacteria
Definition
lipids
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Grame +ve bacteria such as staphylococcus aureus are susceptible to
Definition
penicillin
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Gram -ve bacteria such as e. coi are susceptible to
Definition
tetracycline
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Gram classification of bacteria with periplasmic space
Definition
-ve
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Gram classification of bacteria with periplasmic space
Definition
-ve
Term
Gram classified bacteria with thinner peptidoglycan
Definition
-ve
Term
which Gram bacteria has outer membrane
Definition
-ve
Term
Sticky layer of polysaccharide and small proteins
Definition
Glycocalyx
Term
Roles of Glycocalyx (3)
Definition
protection, adhesion, water balance
Term
Meningitis is caused by
Definition
haemophilus influenza
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a thick tightly bound layer of glycocalyx
Definition
capsule
Term
thin and flowing glycocalyx
Definition
Slime Layer
Term
colonies of glycocalyx-covered bacteria form
Definition
biofilms
Term
Bacteria with hard protein shells that protect them for years, extremely resistant
Definition
Endospores
Term
some Sporeform diseases (5)
Definition
anthrax, tetanus, gas gangrene, botulism, C. Difficile
Term
two types of bacterial appendage
Definition
flagella and pili
Term
long thread-like appendages that aid motility
Definition
flagella
Term
short hair-like appendages on bacteria
Definition
pili
Term
types of pili (2), functions
Definition
fimbria - attach, sex pili - transfer genetic material
Term
bacteria reproduce by (not mitosis)
Definition
binary fission
Term
Doubling time of bacteria
Definition
Generation
Term
bacterial Generation period
Definition
20 minutes to 30 hours
Term
bacterial growth required temperature
Definition
35-42 deg. C, pH 7.0-7.5
Term
oxygen breathing bacteria
Definition
aerobes
Term
bacteria that can't grow in oxygen
Definition
obligate anaerobes
Term
bacteria that can grow regardless of presence/absence of oxygen
Definition
fulculative
Term
bacteria requiring small amounts of oxygen
Definition
microaerophiles
Term
bacteria requiring small amounts of oxygen
Definition
microaerophiles
Term
acellular microorganism starting with v (lol)
Definition
virus
Term
parts of a virus (2)
Definition
protein coat (capside), nucleic acid (DNA *or* RNA)
Term
subunits of capsid are called
Definition
capsomers
Term
functions of capsid (3)
Definition
protective, powering, assists in host penetration during replication
Term
part of virus that elicit's immune response
Definition
capsid
Term
a naked virus is also termed
Definition
non-enveloped
Term
additional covering external to capsid of virus
Definition
envelope
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viruses are named for (4)
Definition
where they infect, who discovered, geographic location, appearance
Term
to reproduce, viruses must be
Definition
alive
Term
viruses can not (2)
Definition
synthesize protein or generate energy
Term
viruses require what to reproduce
Definition
living tissue
Term
viral reproduction phases (5)
Definition
attachment, penetration, biosynthesis, maturation/assembly, release
Term
time from attachment to release of new viruses
Definition
BURST TIME!
Term
internal bacterial burst time
Definition
30 minutes
Term
burst time within single animal
Definition
1 hour
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number of viruses released upon maturation
Definition
50-500
Term
inactive/dormant viral cycle, no symptoms
Definition
Lysogenic
Term
lytic cycle is
Definition
the active reproduction of a virus
Term
dormant virions may be activated by
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stress
Term
viruses that permanently alter host genetic code and produce mutations leading to cancer
Definition
Carcinogenic
Term
Papilloma Virus, Herpes Virus, and Hep B are examples of
Definition
Carcinogenic Viruses
Term
arguments that viruses are not 'alive' (3)
Definition
need other cells, no replication or energy production, use RNA or DNA, not both
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PRION abbreviates
Definition
proteinaceous infection particle
Term
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused by
Definition
prions
Term
TSE stands for
Definition
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Term
PrPsc binds to
Definition
PrPc
Term
TSE is contracted by (3)
Definition
consumption, mutation, inheritance
Term
PrPc is required for (3)
Definition
normal brain development, hematopoesis (blood cell production), and immune system (t-cell production)
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