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Established the postulates for proving the causation of disease by a specific microorganism.
Robert Koch


pg. 263
Established the principles of modern chemotherapy
Paul Ehrlich


Pg. 264
First to use phenol as a disinfectant
Joseph Lister


pg. 262
The smallest free-living organism known, being intermediate in size between virus & bacteria
Mycoplasmas


pg. 270
An intracellular, infectious parasite capable of replicating only in living cells
Virus


Pg. 272
Discovered penicillin
Alexander Fleming


Pg. 266
Theory that microorganism cause disease
Germ Theory


Pg. 262
One- celled organisms of the kingdom Protista; most are unicellular, although some are colonial
Protozoa


Pg.271
His observation of cells through a microscope formed the basis of cell theory
Robert Hooke


pg. 262
No life form can spontaneously appear. Living cells can only arise from preexisting living cells.
Theory of Biogenesis
Rudolph Virchow

pg 261
Science that deals with the study of Protozoa
Protozoology


pg. 269
The study of viruses & viral diseases
Virology


pg. 269
Vaccination against smallpox
Edward Jenner 1798


pg. 261
Science that studies bacteria
Bacteriology


pg. 269
A large group of no motile, gram negative intracellular parasites
Chlamydia


pg. 270
Area of science that studies Rickettsia
Rickettsiology


pg. 269
Small proteinaceous, infectious particles that are resistant to most procedures that modify nucleic acids.
Prions


Pg 275
recognized that phenol killed microorganisms
Joseph Lister
used cowpox as a vaccination for smallpox
Edward Jenner
helped save the European silk industry by identifying the protozoan that cased a silkworm disease
Luis Pasteur
reported microorganisms in rainwater, lake water, on the surface of human teeth, in the gut of horseflies, & in the feces of human diarrhea
Anton van Leewenhoek
established the causation of disease by microorganisms
Robert Koch
The belief that life-forms can spontaneously appear from nonliving matter is known as?
Spontaneous Generation
When first seen by scientists through a microscope, microorganisms & cells were referred to as?
Little boxes
Refers to the theory that the growth of microorganisms can be controlled because living cells can only arise from preexisting living cells
Theory of Biogenesis
theory that microorganisms cause disease?
Germ Theory
theory that all living beings are composed of individual cells?
Cell Theory
3 categories of fungi
Yeasts
Molds
Dimorphic fungi
a group of often filamentous unicellular & multicellular organisms lacking chlorophyll & usually bearing spores
Fungi
Grow on decomposing matter & are called saprophytes
Fungi
Who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation in 1859?
Louis Pasteur
Theory that living cells can only arise from pre existing living cells
Virchow's 1858 theory of biogenesis.
Steps to determine the specific microorganisms that cause a specific disease
Koch's postulates
chemical could be used to destroy a disease causing microorganism in the body, without harming the infected person
magic bullet
Paul Ehrlich tested 914 drugs before finding an effective treatment for
Syphilis.
In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered
penicillin
The word "coccus' means
sphere or ball
The word "staphyl" means
clustered together (like grapes)
The word "aureus" means
golden yellow color
Eukaryotes are distinguished by
nuclei & cytoskeleton
"Eukaryote" means
true nucleus
"Prokaryote" means
before nucleus
Five Kingdoms of biological forms
Monera (Porkaryotae)
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Order of classification is
Kingdom
division
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species
the first name of a microbe refers to its
genus
the last name of a microbe refers to its
species
Microorganisms that cause disease in humans are known as
Pathogens
extremely small and spread by arthropod vectors such as lice, fleas, ticks, or mites
Rickettsia
There are more _____ in the world than any other microorganism
Protozoa
Four classifications of protozoa
flagellates
amoebae
sporozoans
ciliates
smallest category of disease causing microorganism
Virus
Bacteria with only one flagellum
monotrichous
long, whip-like, filament-containing appendages that propel bacteria in liquid
flagella
A sticky, gelatinous coating that surrounds the cell wall
glycocalyx
repeating units of fats and clusters of phosphorus
phospholipids
a visible group of bacteria growing on a solid medium, presumably arising from a single microorganism
bacterial colony
Any of various spherical bacteria
appearing in pairs
dipplococci
a thick-walled cell produced by a bacterium to enable it to survive unfavorable environmental conditions
endospores
a genus of gram-positive, nonmotile bacteria that tend to aggregate in irregular, grape-like clusters
staphylococci
a genus of bacteria containing gram negative rods which form a chain-like colony
streptobacilli
the study of the size, shape, and arrangements of microorganisms
morphology
bacterium with two or more flagella on either end
lophotrichous
bacterium with one flagellum at either end
amphitrichous
a method of asexual reproduction in bacteria in which cells split into two parts, each of which develops into a complete individual
binary fission
smallest known bacteria that can grow & reproduce outside the living host cell
microplasm
the process of forming an endospore
sporulation
A type of bacteria that is spherical or ovoid in form
coccus
gram-positive spherically shaped bacteria that occur in chains
streptococci
a double bacillus, two being linked end to end to each other
diplocacilli
First antibiotic was discovered?
1928, Alexander Fleming
penicillin
how many divisions in microbiology?
Bacteriology
Rickettsiology
virology
protozoology
mycology
Are bacteria prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

What kingdom?
prokaryotic

Monera
What shape is Rickettsia?
rod shaped
gram negative
intracellular
mycoplasmas are intermediate in size between____?
viruses & bacteria
Are protozoa eukaryotes or prokaryotes?

Which kingdom?
eukaryotes

Protista
3 basic shapes of bacteria?
Sphere
rod
spiral
3 basic arrangements of bacteria?
pairs
chains
clusters
Bacteria shaped like a sphere?
coccus
Bacteria shaped like a rod?
Bacillus
Bacteria shaped like a spiral?
spirilla
Cytoplasm is 80 percent____?
water
In a bacteria cell, the sticky, gelatinous coating that (well organized) surrounds the cell wall is ?
glycocalyx
What gives a cell motility?
Flagella
What are the 4 types of flagella?
Monotrichous
amphitricous
lophotrichous
peritrichous
Bacterium with one flagellum
monotrichous
bacterium with one flagellum at either end of its cell
amphitrichous
has two or more flagella on either end of its cell
lophotrichous
flagella distributed over its entire cell
peritrichous
when the endospore germinates, changes back into the fully developed bacterium from which it came...
Vegetative Bacterium
Gram positive bacteria are killed easily by sulfonamide drugs & ____?
penicillin
gram negative bacteria are more susceptible to?
streptomycin &
tetracycline
self-nourishing bacteria capable of growing in the absence of organic compounds
Autotrophic
Autotrophic organisms are capable of obtaining nutritional value from?
The carbon in carbon dioxide
require complex organic food from a carbon source to grow & develop.
Heterotrophic
Only survive on dead or decaying matter.
Saprophytes
require little oxygen (2-10 percent)
Microaerophilic microorganism
How much oxygen does a microaerophilic microorgamism require?
2-10 PERCENT
which bacteria is capable of adjusting to changes in oxygen levels in their environment?
facultative bacteria
How many classifications of bacteria based on their oxygen requirements?
five