Structure and Function of Pili
~ Structure - short hair appendages
Function - attachment
Structure and Function of Flagella
~ Structure - long tail
Function - motility
Bacterial Cell Wall composition and function
~ Composition: Peptidoglycan
Function: provides shape, permeability bar...
✓~ Microscopic organisms that can't be seen with the naked eye
What is the basic unit of life?
✓~ Cells
Hallmarks of a Cell
✓~ Cell membrane
Genetic material
Self-replication
Regulation of flow across cell membrane
Similar macromolecules
Energy use
,Why aren't viruses considered cells?
✓~ They do not self-replicate (they need a host to replicate)
They are acellular
What are 3 Acellular Infectious Agents?
✓~ Viruses
Viroids
Prions
What are the 3 Domains?
Differentiate which are prokaryotes and eukaryotes
✓~ Bacteria (P)
Archaea (P)
Eukarya (E)
What are the 5 Kingdoms?
Differentiate which are prokaryotes and eukaryotes
, ✓~ Monera (P)
Protista (E)
Fungi (E)
Plantae (E)
Animalia (E)
Why dont viruses belong to any kingdom?
✓~ They are acellular and can't self-replicate
Important contributions to Microbiology by Robert Koch
✓~ Established etiology (cause of disease)
Introduced the "pure culture" technique
Germ Theory of Disease
Identified causation of TB
Important contributions to Microbiology by Louis Pasteur
, ✓~ Disproved Spontaneous Generation (production of living organisms from
nonliving matter) through his flask experiment
Discovered fermentation
Developed Pasteurization as a method to destroy unwanted organisms in wine
Important contributions to Microbiology by Antony Leeuwenhoek
✓~ Invented the microscope
Important contributions to Microbiology by Edward Jenner
✓~ Introduced Smallpox vaccine
Important contributions to Microbiology by John Snow
✓~ Traced cholera to contaminated water supply
Discovered anesthesia
Important contributions to Microbiology by Joseph Lister
✓~ Developed aseptic technique
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