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Parastology
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  • Study of Parasites
  • needs a host to survive can't live by itself
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Protozoa
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Ameba
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Binomial Nomenclature
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  • Naming of Organisms with 2 names
  • Genus ; Species
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Virology
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Study of Virus
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Protozoology
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  • Study of Protosones
  • Ex: Ameba
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Mycology
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Study of Fungus
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Microbial Morphology
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Appearence of Microbes
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Microbial Genetics
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  • Genetic Make Up
  • How genes passed down
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Microbial Ecology
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  • Enviorment
  • How they interact w/ enviorment and Microbes
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Bioremediation
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Utilizes Microbes to remove polutants
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Phycology

(Algology)

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Study of Algae
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Classification
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The process of arranging organisms intoorderly groups
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Adaption of Microorganisms
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  • Microorganisms capable to adapt to enviorment
  • Capable to make mutation in genes
  • Result: become adapted ; now able to cause disease
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Mostly in Micrometers
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Bacteria
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Viruses
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Mostly in Nanometers
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Viruses
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HIV
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Bacteria
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Staff Infection
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Microorganisms Include
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  • Bacteria
  • Viruses
  • Protozoa
  • Helminths
  • Algae
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Microbiology
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The study of organisms too small to be seen w/o magnification
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LOGY
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Study of
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BIO
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life
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Micro
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Small
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Biotechnology
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Using microbes to produce drugs, foods and industrial products
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Algae
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Blue ; Green
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Helminths
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  • Worms
  • Cause ofinfection
  • Positive Agent "X"
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Pathogens
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Disease Causeing Agent
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Antonie Van Leevwenhock

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  • First to observeliving Microbes
  • Single lensmagnified up to 300x
  • Names Animalcules (Microbes)
  • Father of Bacteria
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Difference Between

Prokaryotes ; Eucaryotes

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(P)Chromosomes in cekk, NO nucleus, lack organells

(E) Have organells ; Nucleus

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How are Prokaryot ; Eukaryot

diff from Viruses

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(P) ; (E) are diff b/c they are ACELLULAR

w/nucleic acid protein

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How are (P) ; (E) Similar
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Have cellular structure
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Eukaryote
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  • Unicellular ;Multicellular
  • Has nucleus
  • Organells
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Bioremediation
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Use of microbes to clean up toxic waste
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LouisPasteur

Contribution

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  • Techniques Experiment Biogenesis
  • Showed Microbes caused fermenting and spoilage
  • Developed Pasturization
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Louis Pasteur Contribution
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  • Disapproved spontanious generation and microorganisms
  • Developed Rabies Vaccine
  • Developed Germ Theory of Disease
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Archaea
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Simple Proaryote that often live in extreme enviorments
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Epidemiologists
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Monitor ; try to control the spread of diseases in communities
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Organisms Classified
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Based on similarities in genetics
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Emerging Disease
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Microbes that are newly discovered human pathogens

(HIV)

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Microbial Taxonomy
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How Microrganisms are classified
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Genetic Engeneering
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Helps change DNA moleule to enhance productivity
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Fungi
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Mushrooms

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Yeast

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Virus
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Microbe made up of protein and nucleic acid
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Scientific Method
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Prove existence of Micro Organisms
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Microbiology

Techniques

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  • Identify the microbes ; there role related to humans ; enviorment
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Microscopy
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Invention of the

Microscope

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Classification

(Taxon)(Tax)

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Orderly arrangement of Organisms into groups
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Nonendature
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Assigning Names
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Identification
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Discovering ; Recording traits of organisms for placement into Taxonic Schemes
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Germ Theory
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Proposal that microrganisms are the cause of many diseases ; some microbes that are positive agent of disease
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Robert Koch

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  • Est. Koch's Postulates a sequence of steps that verrified GERM THEORY
  • Identified cause of Anthrax, TB & Chlorea
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Robert Koch

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  • Typhoid Vaccine
  • Developed Pure Culture Method

(Petri Dishes)

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Joseph Lister

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Intro. Aseptic techniques reducing microbes in med. setting to prevent infections
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Joseph Lichter
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  • Disinfecting hands using chemicals before surgery
  • Use of heat for sterilization Aseptic Sterile Conditions
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Joseph Lichter

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Use of heat for sterilization Aseptic sterile conditions
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PPE
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  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • EX: Gowns,gloves, face gear,headgear, shoe covering

 

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Decomposition
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Breakdown of organic molecules to simpler forms
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Photosynthesis
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Use of light energy to fix carbon from carbon dioxide to sugar
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Ubiquitous
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Found Everywhere
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Species
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Adjective

Lower Case

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Genus
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Noun and Always CAPITALIZED
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Bihomial

(Scientific)

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Nomenclature has 2 parts Genus & Species
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Life TO Species
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Decending
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From Species to Domain
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Ascending Order
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Levels of Classification
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  • Domain
  • Kingdom
  • Phylum/Division
  • Class
  • Order
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species
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Ferdinand Cohen
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Discovered Endospores
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Heat resistent Microbes
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Cant Be Killed
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Bacteria
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  • HEAT
  • Theheight of temp kills Bacteria
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Sterility
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  • Requires the elimination of all life forms including spores & viruses
  • HighTemp + High Pressure=Sterile
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Endospores
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The presence of HEAT resistant forms of some microbes
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Spontaneous Generation
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The concept that living things can arise from non-living things
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Prokaryotes

Measured In

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  • Micrometers um
  • Need Light Microscope
  • Cant see with naked eye
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Viruses Measured In
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Nanometers (nm)

Use Electron Microscope

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Helminths

Measured In

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Measured in milimeters (mm)

Can see w/naked eye

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Cloning
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Change sequence of molecule

Take another microorganism & put a little of the DNA & then produce compunds of chemicals needed

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3 Domains
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  • Bacteria
  • Archaea
  • Eukarya
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Hypothesis
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Testable Tentative explanation of an observation
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Asceptic Techniques
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Procedures used to limit the growth of microbes, particuarly in Medium settings
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Taxonomy
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Hierarchial Scheme for Classifying Organisms
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Mobility
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Mobility travelers carrier and source of infection
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Microbes
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Nutrient production & energy flow photosymthesis
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Prokaryotes
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  • No Nucleus
  • No Organells
  • Unicellular
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