Microbiology is the study of living organisms that are too small to be clearly seen by the unaided eye. The science of Microbiology dates back only to 200 years‚ yet the recent discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in 3000 year old Egyptian mummy reminds us that microbes have been around for much longer. Infact‚ Bacterial ancestors were the first living things to appear on Earth. The First observations: One of the most important discoveries in the history of Microbiology occurred in 1665
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BTN 211 TOTORIAL 1 Chapter 1 1. The History and Scope of Microbiology Which of the following distinguish the field of microbiology from other fields of biology? a. the size of the organism studied b. the techniques used to study organisms regardless of their size c. both the size of the organism studied and the techniques employed in the study of organisms d. neither the size of the organism studied nor the techniques employed in the study of organisms regardless of their size Who of
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kingdom of microorganisms was brought into life 3 billion years ago. Since then «the earth is a fundamentally a microbial planet‚ to which the micro-organisms are recent the relatively unimportant additions» (Wheelis‚ Mark‚ Principles of modern microbiology‚ 2008‚ p.1). The term microorganisms consist of bacteria‚ archaea‚ fungi‚ and protest‚ which can either be unicellular or multicellular. They first have been studied by Anton van Leeuwenhoek by the use of his own design microscope‚ in 1675. However
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1 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Extant microorganisms are organisms from the fossil record that are no longer present on Earth today. True False 2. All cellular organisms can be placed into one of three __________‚ which include the Bacteria‚ Archaea‚ and the Eukarya. ________________________________________ 3. Archaea are cellular organisms that have unique cell membrane __________. ________________________________________
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Laboratory Exercises in Microbiology‚ Fifth Edition Front Matter Preface © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2002 PREFACE Take interest‚ I implore you‚ in those sacred dwellings which one designates by the expressive term: laboratories. Demand that they be multiplied‚ that they be adorned. These are the temples of the future—temples of well-being and of happiness. There it is that humanity grows greater‚ stronger‚ better. Louis Pasteur (French chemist‚ founder of microbiology‚ 1822–1895) There
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MICR 300A GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 1 (4)‚ Fall 2014 Lecture (01) M/W 9:50 am – 11:05 pm‚ SH C244 Lab (02) M 11:15 am – 1:45 pm; Lab (03) W 11:15 am – 1:45 pm; ASCL 226 Instructor (Lecture): Dr. Moon H. Lee Office Hours: Mon/Wed 8:45 am-9:45 am; 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Office: BIOS 262‚ Tel: (323) 343-2064‚ Email: mlee@LABioMed.org Instructor (Lab): Dr. Hao Howard Xu Office Hours: Mon‚ 2:40 pm – 4 pm Office: Tel: (323) 343-2188‚ Email: hxu3@calstatela.edu
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References: 1. Beishir‚ L.: Microbiology in Practice: A Self-Instructional Laboratory Course‚ Fifth Edition. (Harper Collins: New York) 1991. 2. Jawetz‚ Melnick and Adelberg: Medical Microbiology‚ Nineteenth Edition. (Appleton and Lange: Norwalk‚ CT) 1991. 3. Tortora‚ Case and Funke: Microbiology: An Introduction‚ Fourth Edition. (Benjamin Cummings: Redwood City‚ CA) 1992. 4. Zubay: Biochemistry. (Addison Wesley:
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Microbiology is the branch of Biology that deals with the study of microorganisms and how they influence or work with other living organisms. (Satellite Events Enterprises Inc.‚ 1999) In this paper I will discuss the history of Microbiology and specifically the early theory of spontaneous generation. I will discuss three spontaneous generation experiments and explain why it is obsolete in today’s science. History of Microbiology Since Microbiology is the study of microorganisms‚ it is understandable
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Microbiology 215 exam #2 chap 7‚ 11‚ 12 81-90 essay: 10 points Describe the Kirby Bauer Test? Make sure you describe all the key elements. 1. Using sterile technique‚ inoculate 3 nutrient agar plates individually with: a. E. coli b. S. aureus c. M. smegmatis 2. Place antibiotic disks evenly spaced on the inoculated agar plates and incubate at 37C for 24-48 hours. 3. Using sterile technique‚ inoculate 3 nutrient agar plates individually with: a. E. coli b. S. aureus c. M. smegmatis
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Introduction to the Microbial World; History of Microbiology By: Case Assignment Module 1 MIC 100: TUI University Date: March 17‚ 2013 In response to the web site article about Edward Jenner‚ I believe the author paid an over emphasis on the how the discovery of the small pox vaccine was the greatest of public health achievements of all times. But I am of a different opinion. I believe that despite this great contribution‚ Edward Jenner does not deserve the greater credit in his
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