Microbiology Exam 1 Flashcards
(13 cards)
Louis Pasteur
Discovered the theory of biogenesis, discovered pasteurization
Robert Koch
Linked specific microbes to disease
Jon Snow
Discovered that Cholera could be spread through water
Ignaz Semmelweis
Saw a link between hand washing and decreased puerperal fever.
John Tyndall
Discovered sterilization, identified bacteria came in two forms (vegetative, endospore)
Classes of growth media
Selective, General, Differential
Define cell morphology
Study of the shape, size, and structure of cells.
Morphology shapes of prokaryotes
Cocci, Bacilli, Spirilli, Vibrio, Spirochettes
Mutualism
Host and Parasite both benefit
Parasitism
Host is hurt by parasite, parasite benefits
Commensalism
One benefits the other is not affected
Parasitoidism
One benefits, one dies