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microbiology exam one information
history, metabolism
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
01/21/2011

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three domains of life
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bacteria, archaea, eukarya. The first two are all single celled.
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organization of life ( seven levels) and their creatior
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organization developed by Carolus LInnaeus; kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
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protozoa
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of domain eukarya; single celled
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fungi
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of the kingdom eukarya, single or multicelled
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animalia/ helmiths
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parasiic worms
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what is a prion, and one disease caused by them?
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a misfolded nervous system protein, causes normal proteins to unfold, as in bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
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Edward Jenner
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developed a smallpox vaccine; tested it on James Phelps in 1798.
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when was smalpox officially eradicated?
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1980, last documented case was in 1977
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Robert Hooke
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1665, used microscope to identify cork "cells".
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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credited with seeing the first bacteria, animalcule or wee beasties. 1683
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Francesco Redi
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1688, rotting meat experimnt for spontaneous generation debate.
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Spallanzani
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boiled broth in a sealed jar, no animalcules.
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Pasteur
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swan neck flasks open to the air; concluded that animalcules are in the air, not spontaneously generated
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first golden age of microbiology
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1857-1914
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five contributions of Pasteur
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1. microbes ferment sugar; 2. pasteurizaton of wine kills off bad bacteria 3. disease is transferrable (silkworms) 4. germ theory of disease
5. rabies vaccine (post exposure)
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