LESSON 1

Question 1

From the Greek words “mikros”, “bios”, and “logia” or “logos”

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MICROBIOLOGY

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The study of organisms that are so small they cannot be seen with the naked eye

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MICROBIOLOGY

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Microorganisms or microbes are categorized into

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ACELLULAR INFECTIOUS AGENTS
CELLULAR MICROORGANISMS

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Examples of Acellular

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Prions
Viruses

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Examples of Cellular

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PROKARYOTES
Archaea
Bacteria
EUKARYOTES
Algae
Fungi
Protozoa

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The study of bacteria

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BACTERIOLOGY

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The study of viruses

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VIROLOGY

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The study of fungi

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MYCOLOGY

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The study of protozoa and parasitic worms

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PARASITOLOGY

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The study of algae

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PHYCOLOGY

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The study of the immune system and the immune response

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IMMUNOLOGY

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a thousand or more species of microorganisms that inhabit the human body which only produce disease in persons with compromised immune systems

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NORMAL FLORA (INDIGENOUS FLORA)

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sources of antimicrobial agents.

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BACTERIA AND FUNGI

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Some microorganisms act as

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SAPROPHYTES OR DECOMPOSERS

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who established nomenclature in 1735

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Carolus Linnaeus

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was the language traditionally used by scholars.

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LATIN

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Microorganisms are normally known by two names:

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GENUS (GENERA)
SPECIFIC EPITHET (species name)

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Scientific names can , among other things,

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DESCRIBE AN ORGANISM
HONOR A RESEARCHER
IDENTIFY THE HABITAT OF THE SPECIE
IDENTIFY ITS USE

Question 19

Father of Cytology
• Discovered the cell and described it as “little boxes”

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ROBERT HOOKE

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all living things are composed of cells.

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THE CELL THEORY

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Hooke’s 1665 book that contained descriptions of plant cells

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MICROGRAPHIA

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Dutch merchant and an amateur scientist
Created the single lens microscope

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ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK

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Leeuwenhoek titles

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FATHER OF MICROSCOPY
FATHER OF MICROBIOLOGY

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The first to actually observe live microorganisms which he called animalcules

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ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK

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Disproved the theory of Spontaneous Generation (abiogenesis) and proved that only preexisting microbes could give rise to other microbes (biogenesis)

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LOUIS PASTEUR

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What did Louis Pasteur develop

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THE PROCESS OF PASTEURIZATION AND FERMENTATION

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German biologist Classification of bacteria into four groups based on shape (sphericals, short rods, threads, and spirals).

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FERDINAND JULIUS COHN

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German physician Father of Microbiological Techniques

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ROBERT KOCH

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Defined the procedure (Koch’s postulates) for proving that a specific organism causes a specific disease.

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ROBERT KOCH

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What did Koch discover

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Vibrio Cholerae Bacillus anthracis

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Father of Immunology Discovered the first vaccine (from the Latin word vacca, meaning cow) for smallpox.

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EDWARD JENNER

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Father of Antiseptic Surgery He found a way to prevent infection in wounds during and after surgery.

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JOSEPH LISTER

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He introduced weak carbolic hand washes for surgical staff and carbolic acid baths for the instruments

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JOSEPH LISTER

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The basis of modern infection control.

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LISTER’S ANTISEPSIS SYSTEM

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Father of Chemotherapy Discovered Salvarsan for the treatment of syphilis (disease that was then endemic, incurable, and often deadly)

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PAUL EHRLICH

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treatment of disease by using chemical substances

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CHEMOTHERAPY

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also known as the “magic bullet” It became the most widely prescribed drug in the world, first blockbuster drug and remained the most effective drug for syphilis until penicillin became available

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SALVARSAN

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Discovered Penicillin from Penicillium notatum

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ALEXANDER FLEMING

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Began the era of antibiotics

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INTRODUCTION OF PENICILLIN IN 1940s

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Discovered on September 3, 1928 but was introduced as treatment by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain

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PENICILLIN

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Hungarian physician • Father of Infection Control • First person to discover and propose the medical benefits of handwashing

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IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS