Microbes and p - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Microbiology The study of microorganisms Ubiquitous Present or existing everywhere Opportunistic If given the right conditions, they can cause harm Antonie van Leeuwenhoek () -Dutch linen merchant. -First to observe living microbes. -Single-lens magnified up to 300X. Louis Pasteur -First to show strains were unique -Performed fermentation Master01 | October, 2024/2025 | Latest update 1 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ -Developed pasteurization and vaccines Rober...

MCB 2610 Exam 2 Question and answers already passed 2024/2025 MCB 2610 Exam 2 Nutritional Requirements of microorganisms: Macronutrients - correct answer all cells need access to large amounts of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur, and oxygen to build macromolecules Nutritional Requirements of microorganisms: Micronutrients - correct answer · are also required by microbes o Includes several metal ions (NA+, Mg2+, Mn2+, etc.) o Often required for protein structure/activity, bi...

What are the 5 types of Immunity? -Natural Immunity (Innate Resistance/Immunity) -Acquired Immunity -Passive Acquired Immunity -Humoral Immunity -Cell-Mediated Immunity Define Natural Immunity (Innate Resistance/Immunity): -resistance that exist prior to exposure to a microbe -we are born with this resistance -based on genotypes and species What nonspecific barriers to infection does Natural Immunity provide? -skin -mucous membranes -certain cells (NK cells) Master01 | October, ...

What is the gut microflora? o :## A diverse bacterial community in the gut. What are the major functions of the gut microflora? o :## Metabolic activities, trophic effects, and protection against pathogens. Why do the stomach and small intestine contain only a few species of bacteria? o :## Due to acidic and propulsive luminal contents. What factors influence the colonization of the GI tract? o :## Passage through birth canal, diet, neonatal care, stress, pH, and immunologic status. What...

Microbiology An Introduction 13e (Global Edition) By Gerard Tortora, Berdell Funke, Christine Case (Solutions Manual All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade) The Microbial World and You Global Edition Chapter Summary Microbes in Our Lives (p. 28) The Microbiome (pp. 28–29) ASM 5.4: Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral, or detrimental ways. ASM 6.2: Microorganisms provide essential models that give us...

Pathogens are ~~> microbes that cause disease Alexander Flemming discovered ~~> penicillin's activity (effective against all gram-positive bacteria) Paul Ehrlich discovered ~~> antibiotics *aka "magic bullets" Ignaz Semmelsweis ~~> hand washing Joseph Lister ~~> aseptic technique Edward Jenner 2 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update ~~> used cow pox virus to protect humans from small pox (first vac...

Microbiology : The study of small organisms Hippocrates was known as ___? : the father of western medicine What did Hippocrates believe? : diseases were not caused by supernatural reason Leeuwenhoek was known as __? : the father of microbiology What did Pasteur discover and invent? : discovered fermentation, invented pasteurization, vaccines What did Koch create and develop? : created a method for connecting pathogens with a specific disease and developed vaccines 2 | P a g e Carl...

Commensalism o :## one organism benefits and the other is unaffected Mutualism o :## both organisms benefit Parasitism o :## One organism benefits and the other is harmed What type of microbes are found in human microbiota? o :## Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi At what age is NF established? o :## 3 years old What does microbiota do? o :## Regulates metabolism Regulates immune responses Protects against foreign microbes Involved in neurological development 2 | P a g e : 2 0 2 4 / 2 0 2 ...

microbiology is the ___ -:- study of microorganisms microorganisms (aka microbes) are ___ -:- all organisms that are too SMALL to be seen without a microscope eukarya have a ___ -:- true nucleus ___ include some types of fungi, protozoa, and algae -:- eukaryotic microbes eukarya can either be ___ -:- multi or single cellular prokaryotes have 2 0 2 4 / 2 0 2 5 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain | Excell! 2 | P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 2 4 / 2 0 2 5 ...

Prokaryotes : Bacteria and Archaea ubiquitous : present, appearing, or found everywhere Places prokaryotes are found: : hot springs, ice caps, deep ocean, skin and mucosal surfaces TRUE OR FALSE: Prokaryotes are adaptable and resilient : TRUE -they have the ability to switch metabolic or respiration methods list 3 things prokaryotes provide for our habitats : -stability of ecosystems -carbon/nitrogen fixation -environmental cleanup 2 | P a g e Some prokaryotes are bad for us, these...