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Microorganism
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living organism that you cannot see without the use of microscopes
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Pathogens
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any microorganism that causes disease, less than 1% of microorganisms are pathogens
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Carolus Linnaeus
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first person to begin naming. Name microrganisms with Binomial Nomenclature
i.e. Escherichia coli Genus species |
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Carl Woese
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named organisms based on their ribosomal RNA sequence.
3 domains Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya |
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3 Big Domains
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Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya
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Bacteria
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Unicellular, Prokaryotes, Undergo binary fission, ALL BACTERIA HAVE CELL WALLS w/ PEPTIDOGLYCAN
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Archaea
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Unicellular, Prokaryotes, LACK PEPTIDOGLYCAN, Can have cell wall though, live in extreme conditions (i.e. volcanoes, and deep oceans, seldom cause disease in humans b/c location
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Eukarya
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Unicellular/Multicellular, Eukaryotes, lack peptidoglycan, some have cell walls (animals don't) INCLUDE- Animals, Protozoa, Fungi, Algae, and Multi-cellular parasites
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Protozoa
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Unicellular, Pseudopodal movement, Parasites, find in contaminated food and water
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Fungi
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Unicellular/MULTI-CELLULAR, Chitin, Mold and yeast
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