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A theory suggesting that life could originate from non living or decomposing matter.

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Abiogenesis

Question 2

Branch of biology that deals with the study of living things so small that they cannot seen with the naked eye.

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Microbiology

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Ancient greek philosopher is often associated with the idea of spontaneous generation

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Aristotle

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The concept of using heat is often associated with the idea of spontaneous generation.

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Pasteurization

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He developed the canning process, which involved sealing food in airtight jars and heating it to destroy bacteria.

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Francis Appert

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Botulism is a severe foodborne illness caused by a toxin produced by

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Clostridium Botulinum

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Refers to beneficial bacterial that promote health when consumed.

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Probiotics

Question 8

He developed gram staining of bacterial cells.

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Hans Christian Gram

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The bacteria responsible for producing vinegar.

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Acetobacter aceti

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The first person to describe microorganisms

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Question 11

Who is considered the “father of microbiology”

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Anton van leeuwenhoek

Question 12

It is the conversation of sugar to alcohol to make beer and wine

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Fermentation

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He proposed the germ theory of disease before its proved by pasteurband koch.

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Girolano Fracastoro

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He used the word cell to name the microscopic honeycomb cavities in cork.

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Robert Hooke

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He boiled broth infusions containing living or previously living matter and sealed the flasks to demostrate that no organisms could develop spontaneously in them.

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Lazzaro Spallanzani

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The scientific study of microorganisms both in food and used for the production of food.

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Food microbiology

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The discoveryof prions challenged the traditional understanding of infectious agents. What are orions primarly composed of?

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Proteins

Question 18

Theory stating that living cells can arise only from preexisting living cells.

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Biogenesis

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He heated samples which he believed would kill all the living this and within afew days the flasks was full of organisms again.

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John Needham

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A giant among 19th century scientists working in microbiology as he dedunks th theory of spontaneous generation.

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Louis Pasteur

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French scientist first reported a bacillus to be the causative agent for plague

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Alexandre Yersin

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He suggested that water contamination with feces from infected persons spead typhoid fever and advocated the use of chlorine in the water supplyto overcome the problem.

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William Budd

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Harry russell showed that geseous swelling with bad odors in canned peas was a result of the growth of

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Spores

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He used pure cultures of yeasts to ferment beer.

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Emil christin Hansen

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He isolated streptococcus lactis in pure cultured by serial dilution from sour milk.

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Joseph Lister

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Study of microscopic algae

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Phycology

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A fungus used to make cemembert Cheese

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Penicillum

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Study of fungi

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Mycology

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Leading causative agent of foodborne disease particularly gastroenteritis

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Salmonella spp

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Study of bacteria

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Bacteriology