Introduction to Microbiology and Parasitology

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study of living organisms

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Biology

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advanced biology course and study of microbes

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Microbiology

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Living microbes are known as

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Cellular microbes

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Non-living microbes are known as

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Acellular microbes

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examples of cellular microbes

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bacteria
archaea
protozoa
some fungi
some algae

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examples of acellular microbes

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viroids
prions
viruses

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microbes that cause disease are sometimes referred to as

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germs

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scientific term or disease causing microbes is

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pathogens

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microbes that do NOt cause disease are called

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non-pathogens

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microbes that live on and in our bodies are referred to as

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Indigenous microflora

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some members of indigenous microflora are

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Opportunistic pathogens

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microbes that can cause disease, but usually do NOT, and microbes that are awaiting the opportunity to cause disease

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Opportunistic pathogens

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2 Categories of Diseases Caused by Pathogens

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Infectious disease
Microbial disease

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Many microbes play essential roles in various elemental cycles; examples are?

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Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Sulfur
Phosphorus

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serve as food for tiny animals; they are important links in food chains

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algae and bacteria

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For many years, microorganisms have been used as

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“cell models”

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microbes are used in many industries; examples are

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food
beverage
chemical
antibiotic industries
genetic engineering

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candidates for the first microorganisms on earth are

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archaea and cyanobacteria

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Earliest known account of pestilence occured in

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Egypt in about 3180 BC

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Father of Microbiology
not a trained scientist
made many simple single lens microscopes
observed “animalcules”

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek(1632-1723)

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French Chemist
investigated diff. fermentation products
developed the Pasteurization process
discovered the life forms that could exist without oxygen
developed several vaccines, including rabies and anthrax vaccines

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Louis Pasteur(1822-1895)

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German physician
made significant contributions to the germ theory of disease
discovered that Bacillus anthracis produced spores
developed methods of fixing and staining bacteria
developed methods to cultivate bacteria

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Robert Koch(1843-1910)