Microbiology Lecture Notes: I.Cell1/27/14 1. Robert Hooke 2. Basic unit of structure and function in all living things. a. Unicellular à Microscopic b. Multicellular à Microscopic & Macroscopic c. 2 main cell groups: 1. Eukaryote = True Nucleus 2. Prokaryote= Bacteria (only) a. Karyo = nucleus‚ pro= pre‚ Eu= true 3. Components of a cell: a. Nucleus: brain of cell; has nuclear membrane/envelope 1. DNA à Chromosomes (Genes) à make protein à Macromolecule
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and van Leeuwenhoek. 1-6 Compare spontaneous generation and biogenesis. 1-7 Identify the contributions to microbiology made by Needham‚ Spallanzani‚ Virchow‚ and Pasteur. 1-8 Explain how Pasteur’s work influenced Lister and Koch. 1-9 Identify the importance of Koch’s postulates. 1-10 Identify the importance of Jenner’s work. 1-11 Identify the contributions to microbiology made by Ehrlich and Fleming. 1-12 Define bacteriology‚ mycology‚ parasitology‚ immunology‚ and virology.
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Dr. GEORGE ROMBO Cholera This is an infection of the small intestine caused by bacterium vibrio cholera. Transmission is mostly from the fecal contamination of food and water that is caused by poor sanitation Susceptibility About 100 million bacteria must typically be ingested to cause cholera in a normal healthy adult. Children are also more susceptible with 2- 4 year old having the highest rates of infection Individual susceptibility to cholera is also affected by their blood type with
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instructed on thus far in microbiology laboratory class. Each test performed‚ provided us with some key information about the unknown organism in question and how the bacteria function. Over a two week period‚ eight prepared types of test media were provided to identify the assigned unknown mixed cultures. Not all of these tests were performed on every culture‚ as some were used only for gram positive or gram negative bacteria. The tests performed and what constituted a positive or negative test
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What is Food Microbiology Food microbiology is the study of food micro-organisms; how we can identify and culture them‚ how they live‚ how some infect and cause disease and how we can make use of their activities. Microbes are single-cell organisms so tiny that millions can fit into the eye of a needle. They are the oldest form of life on earth. Microbe fossils date back more than 3.5 billion years to a time when the Earth was covered with oceans that regularly reached the boiling point‚ hundreds
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Microbiology in the News: Fecal Transplants Zimmer’s article on fecal transplants (2016)‚ discusses how the effectiveness of transporting healthy stool to sick individuals has led to a series of unanswered questions and beliefs. For years scientists were unsuccessful in finding a use for this type of treatment. The breakthrough came about during a trial experiment using the procedure to treat a serious bacterial infection; Clostridium difficile. Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that causes
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Microbiology Lecture Exam #1 Outline Chapter 1: Microbiology Introduction I. Microbiology Definition II. History of Microbiology (Christian Gram‚ Robert Koch‚ Antony van Leeuwenhoek‚ Robert Hook‚ Edward Jenner‚ Louis Pasteur‚ Elie Metchnikoff‚ Dmitri Iwanowski‚ Paul Ehrlich‚ Alexander Fleming) II. Scope of Microbiology A. Infectious Agents 1. Prions 2. Viroids 3. Viruses B. Prokaryotes
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agency NASA selected Gram Power’s technology among the top-10 cleantech innovations from around the world. Two fresh graduates from the University of California Yashraj Khaitan and Jacob Dickinson founded GRAM POWER which enables villagers to generate and store renewable energy from biomass‚ solar or wind on-site. While on a university project they came to know about the scarcity of electricity in villages‚ this goaded them to devise energy solutions for villagers. This year‚ Gram Power set up India’s
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Microbiology is involved in many aspects of human daily life. The food eaten to the showerheads in the bathroom contain thousands of microbes. Microbiology is evident in our lives and it is reported through various media. News reports have articles about microbes just like a recent article from Times Magazine titled Overcoming Obesity by Alex Park. Park featured article is about the problem of obesity in America and how different scientists are thinking of new manners to combat this epidemic
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Name Microbiology 2210 Answer Key Practice Test 1 Directions: Choose the most correct response to answer the statement. ___1. Archaea a. belong to the kingdom Protista b. have petidoglycan in their cell walls c. belong to the domain Bacteria
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