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1 Why Study Microbiology? Ubiquity –Roles in disease –Presence everywhere Biological roles –Food chain –Environmental element recycling Animal digestion –Cellulase Food Microbiology –Fermented foods
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2 Why Study Microbiology? Pharmaceuticals –Vaccines/Antibiotics –Biotechnology Bioremediation Pathogenicity Fundamental Biology
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3 Microbes in Research Simple structure Large populations Rapid growth rates
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4 Microbe Types Bacteria –Cell arrangements –Cell shapes –Prokaryotes Algae –Eukaryotes –Metabolic grouping Fungi –Eukaryotes –Cell numbers –Metabolism –Cell wall:
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5 Microbe Types Viruses –Acellular –Obligate intracellular –2 components Protozoa –Eukaryotes –Cell numbers –Metabolism
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6 Microbe Types Animals Eukaryotic –Helminths Eggs –Arthropods Vectors
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7 Roles of Microbiologists Biological Research Pharmaceutical/Vaccines Agricultural
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8 Microbiology Settings Universities Commercial labs –Med/Veterinary –Environmental –Food
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9 Microbiology Settings Legal –Food safety –Water testing Clinical Public Health
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10 Microbiology History Plagues in History –Bubonic –Leprosy –“Great pox”
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11 Microbiology History Early Studies –Hooke –Van Leeuwenhoek –Linnaeus
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12 Germ Theory vs. Spontaneous Generation Redi Spallanzani Pasteur –Swan-necked flask
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13 Understanding Disease Koch –Anthrax (postulates) –Culture techniques Lister/Semmelweiss
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14 Special Fields of Study Immunology Virology Chemotherapy –Antibiotics –Synthetics
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15 Special fields of Study Genetics/Molecular Biology Recombinant DNA technology –Genomics –Proteomics
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