Lesson 5: Microbiology

Question 1

It is a type of Microbiology that studies microbial pathogens that may be harmful to the health of the people

Answer 1

Clinical Microbiology

Question 2

It is a type of microbiology that use it for practical application and use beneficial microorganism for food processes.

Answer 2

Food Microbiology

Question 3

It is a type of microbiology that examines and identifies organisms through laboratory tests

Answer 3

Diagnostic Microbiology

Question 4

Branches of Microbiology:

Answer 4

• Protozoology: study of protozoans
• Mycology: study of fungi
• Bacteriology: study of bacteria
• Rickettsiology: study of ricketsiae
• Virology: study of virus

Question 5

He claimed that bacteria are transferred from the infector to the infected in three ways.

Answer 5

Girolamo Fracastoro

Question 6

Three ways that bacteria is transferred (Girolamo Fracastoro)

Answer 6

• direct contact
• soiled clothing (carriers)
• through the air

Question 7

• father of bacteriology and protozoology
• discovered many life forms he called “animalcules”

Answer 7

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Question 8

Disputed the Spontaneous Generation Theory

Answer 8

Francesco Redi

Question 9

There must be a life force that causes inanimate matter to spontaneously come to life

Answer 9

John Needham

Question 10

There is no microbial growth that suggested that air is a possible source of contamination

Answer 10

Lazzaro Spallanzani

Question 11

Developed the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization

Answer 11

Louis Pasteur

Question 12

• Pioneer of Antiseptic Surgery
• introduced the use of carbolic acid (phenol) as a chemical sterilizing agent for surgical instrument

Answer 12

Joseph Lister

Question 13

Credited for the Gram Technique that distinguishes two major groups of bacteria which is gram positive and gram negative

Answer 13

Hans Christian Gram

Question 14

Discover the first antibiotic, Penicillin G from a mold, penicillium notatum

Answer 14

Alexander Fleming

Question 15

Established the etiologic agents cause diseases

Answer 15

Robert Koch

Question 16

Bacteria Shapes
- Diplococci
- Streptococci
- Staphylococci
- Sarcina

Answer 16

• Streptococcus Pneumoniae
• Streptococcus Pyogenes
• Staphylococcus Aureus
• Sarcina Ventriculi

Question 17

Rods (Bacilli)
- Chain of Bacilli
- Flagellate Rods
- Spore Former

Answer 17

• Bacillus Anthracis
• Salmonella Typhi
• Clostridium Botulinum

Question 18

Spirals:
- Vibrios
- Spirilla
- Spirochates

Answer 18

• Vibrio cholerae
• helicobacter pylori
• Treponema Pallidum

Question 19

Guess the bacterial species:
1.) Anthrax
2.) Botulism/ Food Poisoning
3.) Diphtheria
4.) Urinary Tract Infection
5.) Pyogenic Infections

Answer 19

1.) Bacillus Anthracis
2.) Clostridium Botulinum
3.) Corynebacterium Diphtheriae
4. Escherichia Coli
5.) Staphylococcus Aureus

Question 20

Guess the disease:
1.) Streptococcus Pyogenes
2.) Helicobacter Pylori
3.) Salmonella Typhi
4.) Treponema Pallidum Subsp Pallidum
5.) Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
6.) Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Answer 20

1.) Strep throat
2.) Gastric Ulcer
3.) Typhoid Fever
4.) Syphillis
5.) Tuberculosis
6.) Pneumonia

Question 21

Require oxygen for growth (bacteria)

Answer 21

Aerobes

Question 22

Grows best in reduced oxygen tension (bacteria)

Answer 22

Anaerobes

Question 23

Need 5-10% carbon dioxide to live

Answer 23

Capnophiles

Question 24

Able to make energy-containing organic molecules from inorganic raw material by using basic energy sources such as sunlight

Answer 24

Autotrophs

Question 25

Organisms must make use of food that comes from other organisms in the form of fat, carbohydrates and proteins

Answer 25

Heterotrophs

Question 26

Use to distinguish between groups of bacteria

Answer 26

Differential Stain

Question 27

What are the two types of staining differential staining use?

Answer 27

Gram Staining and acid fast staining