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Microbiology
Microbiology Chapter 1
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
10/04/2011

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Prokaryotes
Definition
No nucleus---Bacteria---Archea
Term
Bioengineered
microbes
Definition
drug production
• antibiotics
• recombinant insulin
– bioremediation
– biosensors
Term
Eukaryotes
Definition
(nucleus +
organelles)
– Fungi
– Protozoa
– Algae
– Animal parasites
Term
Viruses
Definition
non cellular
Term
Robert Hooke (1665)
Definition
Micrographia
compound microscope
beginnings of cell theory
Term
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1673-1723)
Definition
first to observe live microorganisms
simple microscope
expert lens-maker
Term
Aristotle (350BC)
Definition
observed
lower forms of life being
"spontaneously generated"
from nonliving sources
Term
Francesco Redi (1660
Definition
Introduced the controlled experiment
variable
control
Term
• Louis Pasteur (1859)
Definition
Boiled bacteria then used a sterile infusion flask to let air travel in and out but caught bacteria in the tube
Term
Edward Jenner (1796)
Definition
Vaccination
Term
Ignaz Semmelweis (1840s
Definition
implemented hand washing
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Joseph Lister (1860s
Definition
disinfecting solution
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Pasteur
Definition
Silkworm disease-kill infected silkworms and problem solved
Term
Robert Koch
Definition
Discovered anthrax was spread by spores
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