Mby 161 Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

©THEBRIGHTSTARS 2024 MBY 161 Theme 3 Exam Study Guide 3 basic shapes of prokaryotic cells - answerBacillus Coccus Spiral 3 different spiral shapes - answerSpirillium Vibrio Spirochete Describe flagella - answerMade of chains of flagellin Attached to a protein hook Anchored to the cell wall and membrane by the basal body Describe fimbriae - answerhair-like appendages, shorter and thinner than flagella allow attachment Describe Pili - answerLonger than fimbriae and only one or two pe...

©THEBRIGHTSTARS 2024 MBY 161 Theme 1 Exam Study Guide. Define a microorganism - answerMinute living things that individually are usually too small to be seen with the unaided eyes. Also called micorbes. Recognize the system of scientific nomenclature that uses a genus and specific epithet. - answer*The genus is the first name and is always capitalized. *The specific epithet (species name) follows and is not capitalized. Bacteria - answer*Prokaryotes (Unicellular) *Peptidoglycan cell wal...

©THEBRIGHTSTARS 2024 MBY 161 Theme 4 Exam Questions With Correct Answers. Physical aspects needed for bacterial growth - answer1. Temperature 2. pH 3. Osmotic pressure Chemical aspects needed for bacterial growth - answer1. Carbon 2. Nitrogen 3. Phosphorus 4. Sulfur 5. Oxygen 6. Organic growth substances Temperature - answer1. Psychrophiles = Cold-loving microbes. 2. Mesophiles = Moderate-temperature loving microbes. 3. Thermophiles = Heat-loving microbes. 4. Psychotrophs = Micro...

Lecture notes fro theme 1-4 for MBY161

Lecture notes on themes 5-9 for MBY161 (microbiology)

A well-written summary of chapter 14 of MBY 161. The principles of disease and epidemiology.

This is a well-written summary of chapter 15 of MBY 161. The microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity.

This is one of 5 documents summarising the content of the course, Introduction to Microbiology, which is taught at the University of Pretoria using the following textbook: Microbiology: An Introduction, Global Edition published by Pearson. I made and used these notes to pass the course well and have found it very helpful to study from these notes, as the workload is extensive for this course. The following topics are covered in this document: Viroids, Prions and Viruses; Viral multiplication; Pr...