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Brief History of Microbiology Questions and Answers 2024
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Brief History of Microbiologyvan Leeuwenhoek (1673) - answer Developed simple microscopes. First to observe
microbes (wee animalcules). Father of Microbiology
Spontaneous generation - answer living organisms can arise from nonliving matter Ex:
Moist soil toads, snakes, mice
Biogenesis: - answer living organisms can arise only from preexisting living organisms
Francesco Redi - answer set up an experiment to disprove spontaneous generation of
maggots. Filled 2 jars with decaying meat, sealed one and left the other open (only the
open jar developed maggots). Another experiment was set up in which a jar was
covered with a fine mesh instead of being sealed so that fresh air could enter the jar
(again, only the open jar developed maggots) Proved that the flies had to come in
contact with the meat and lay their eggs on it, maggots did not arise spontaneously
John Needham - answer seemed to help prove the case for spontaneous generation by
heating nutrient broth and pouring it into covered flasks (developed microbial growth) he
claimed that the "vital force" had been destroyed by the heating
Lazzaro Spallanzani - answerhe showed that broth that was heated after being put into
a sealed flask did not develop microbial growth.
Louis Pasteur - answer1)Microorganisms can be present in nonliving matter (even in
air). 2)Spontaneous generation disproved. 3)Heat can destroy microbes
who discovered Aseptic Techniques? - answerPasteur. Used to prevent the
contamination by unwanted microorganisms
Water purification, sewage collection and treatment - answerRomans developed
sophisticated drinking water and sewer systems (even indoor plumbing), but these
ideas were lost during the Dark Ages.Most villages, towns, and cities had problems with
certain diseases due to fecal contamination of their drinking water because they lacked
sewer systems. Development of good public sanitation facilities during the 18th and
19th centuries in what are now "developed" countries, drastically decreased their
incidence of epidemics of cholera, typhoid and dysentery
Bassi (1830s-40s) - answerPerhaps the first to demonstrate a microbial cause of
disease. Showed that a microscopic fungus causes a disease in silkworms. Suggested
that human diseases could be caused by microbes also
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