CHAPTER 1- MICROBIOLOGY

Microbiology

Study of microorganisms

Bacteriology

Study of bacteria

Mycology

Study of fungi

Phycology

Study of algae

Protozoology

Study of protozoa

Virology

Study of viruses

Symbiont

An organism involved in a close relationship with another organism

Mutualism

Both organisms benefit

Commensalism

One organism benefits and the other is unaffected

Parasitism

One organism benefits and the other is harmed

Pathogen

An infectious agent capable of causing disease

Pathology

The study of disease

Leeuwenhoek

Associated with early observation of microorganisms using microscopes

Semmelweis

Associated with handwashing to reduce infections

John Snow

Associated with cholera and epidemiology

Lister

Associated with antiseptic surgery

Pasteur

Associated with germ theory, spontaneous generation experiments, pasteurization, and vaccines

Koch

Associated with specific microbes causing specific diseases and Koch's postulates

Miasma Theory

Disease was thought to be caused by bad air or poisonous vapors

Spontaneous Generation

The idea that living organisms could arise from nonliving material

Germ Theory

The idea that microorganisms can cause disease

Binomial Nomenclature

Two

Who proposed binomial nomenclature?

Linnaeus

Three Domains

Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya

Which Domains are prokaryotic?

Bacteria and Archaea

Which Domain is eukaryotic?

Eukarya

DKPCOFGS

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Genus

The first part of a scientific name and is capitalized

Species

The second part of a scientific name and is lowercase

Correct scientific name for escherichia coli

Escherichia coli