Introduction to Microbiolog Flashcards
Microbiology?
Study of microorganisms, unseen world of living
things
- Either an animal, vegetable or mineral
- Minute living things too small to be seen with the naked eye
-Includes, bacteria, fungi (yeast and molds), protozoa, microscopic
algae, viruses
Microbes/Microorganisms
Under Microbes?
Acellular
infectious agents and Cellular
microorganisms
Examples of Acellular
infectious agents?
(Prions, Viruses)
Under Cellular
microorganisms? And their examples?
Prokaryotes (Archae,
Bacteria) and Eukaryotes
(Algae, Fungi,
Protozoa)
“Father of
Microbiology”
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Pioneer of microscope.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Leeuwenhoek called creatures?
“animalcules”
Coined the term “cell
Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke published the book called ?
Micrographia
Pioneer of the Cell Theory.
Robert Hooke
The Theory of
Spontaneous Generation
or the idea that life can arise spontaneously from nonliving material
Abiogenesis
Who did an
experiment to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation?
Francesco Redi
Introduced the term “aerobes”.
Louis Pasteur
Developed the process of pasteurization.
Louis Pasteur
Formulated rabies vaccine.
Louis Pasteur
He proved that microbes can cause diseases through series
of steps called Koch’s
postulates.
Robert Koch
The pioneer of microbial fixing and
staining.
Robert Koch
He developed methods of
cultivating bacteria with the help of R.J. Petri.
Robert Koch
The microorganism must be found in abundance in all organisms suffering from the disease,
but should not be found in ________animals.
healthy
The microorganism must be isolated from a _____ and grown in pure culture.
diseased organism
The _________should cause disease when introduced into a healthy organism.
cultured microorganism
The microorganism must be ____________, diseased experimental host
and identified as being identical to the original specific causative agent.
re-isolated from the inoculated
PIONEER
Fermentation
Pasteur
