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What is the genus & species of the bacterium that may be the most abundant organism on earth?
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Pelagibacter ubique
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Who, in 1889, first used the term "antibiotic"?
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Paul Vuillemin
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Paul Vuillemin used the term to describe a substance he had isolated that inhibits the growth of other bacteria in culture.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Animalcules
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AnimalculesThe term coined by Leeuwenhoek to describe the microorganisms he saw when he looked at different samples under a microscope, which looked like small animals.
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Biofilm
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a complex community of microorganisms attached to a surface.
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Bioremediation
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the use of naturally occurring microorganisms to degrade toxic wastes and other synthetic products of industry.
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Bioterrorism
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The use or threat of using biological agents to cause death and disease in a population
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Chemotherapy
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the use of chemicals that selectively inhibit or kill pathogens without killing the patient
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Epidemiology
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The study of the source, cause, and mode of transmission of diseases.
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Germ Theory of Disease
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A theory formed by Pasteur that stated microorganisms are responsible for infectious diseases.
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magic bullet
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a chemical that would search out and destroy pathogens
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miasma:
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widely held belief in the 1700's (to 1800’s) that infectious diseases were spread by an altered chemical quality or poisoning of the air
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spontaneous generation:
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the belief that nonliving matter could spontaneously give rise to living organisms
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