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MICROBIOLOGY-SCIENTISTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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MICROBIOLOGY -SCIENTISTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024 Antony van Leeuwenhoek - ANSWER First to observe and describe microorganisms accurately; greatly improved upon then modern microscopes; considered father of microscopy, because he discovered the true microscope. Francesco Redi (SG) - ANSWER (1668) Disproved spontaneous generation for large animals. Showed maggots came from fly eggs by designing experiment in which raw meat was placed into a sealed jar and an unsealed jar. John Needham (SG) - ANSWER (1745)Broth experiment. Mutton in flasks was boiled and then covered. Broth became cloudy and contained microorganisms. Argued for spontaneous generation. (Didn't boil flask long enough.) Lazzaro Spallanzani (SG) - ANSWER (1765) Again boiled broth in two flasks and then capped one. Growth in uncapped flask, not in capped. Louis Pasteur (SG theory) - ANSWER (1861) Confirmed Tyndall's findings. Placed nutrient solution in flasks. Created flasks with long, curved necks. Boiled solutions. Left flasks exposed. No micro growth. Disproved spontaneous generation. John Tyndall (SG) - ANSWER (1877) Final blow to SG theory. Demonstrated that dust carries microorganisms. If dust is absent, nutrient broth remains sterile, even if directly exposed to air. Also provided evidence for existence of exceptionally heat resista nt forms of bacteria. Joseph Lister (disease) - ANSWER Antiseptic surgery. Provided indirect evidence that microorganisms were the causal agents of disease; developed a system of surgery designed to prevent microorganisms from entering wounds; had patients with fewer post -op in fections. Louis Pasteur (disease) - ANSWER Germ Theory of Disease. Showed that pébrine disease of silkworms was caused by a protozoan. Showed that fungi cause diseases of silkworms.The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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