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Introduction to Medical Microbiology
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What is Microbiology?Microbes, or microorganisms are minute living things that are usually unable to be
viewed with the naked eye.
What are some examples of microbes?
Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae, viruses are examples!
Some are pathogenic
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The Early Years of Microbiology contributed by The Early Years of Microbiology contributed by discovery of Microscope discovery of Microscope
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History of Microbiology1673-1723, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (Dutch) described live microorganisms that he observed in teeth scrapings, rain water, and peppercorn infusions. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 4
Chapter 1 The Microbial World and You
History of Microbiology
The Golden Age of Microbiology 1857-1914
Beginning with Pasteur’s work, discoveries included the relationship between microbes and disease, immunity, and antimicrobial drugs
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The Golden Age of Microbiology 1857-1914
Beginning with Pasteur’s work, discoveries included the relationship between microbes and disease, immunity, and antimicrobial drugs
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MicrobiologyMicrobiology• The study of organisms too small to be seen
without magnification– bacteria– viruses– fungi– protozoa – Helminths (Parasites) – algae
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Branches of study within Microbiology
• Immunology
• Public health microbiology & epidemiology
• Food, dairy and aquatic microbiology
• Biotechnology
• Genetic engineering & recombinant DNA technology
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Microbes are involved in
• nutrient production & energy flow
• decomposition
• production of foods, drugs & vaccines
• bioremediation
• causing disease Dr.T.V.Rao MD
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Impact of pathogens
• Nearly 2,000 different microbes cause diseases
• 10 B infections/year worldwide
• 13 M deaths from infections/year worldwide
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Characteristics of microbes
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
• First to observe living microbes
• his single-lens magnified up to 300X
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Scientific MethodScientific Method
• Form a hypothesis - a tentative explanation that can be supported or refuted by observation & experimentation
• A lengthy process of experimentation, analysis & testing either supports or refutes the hypothesis.
• Results must be published & repeated by other investigators.
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• If hypothesis is supported by a growing body of evidence & survives rigorous scrutiny, it moves to the next level of confidence - it becomes a theory
• Evidence of a theory is so compelling that the next level of confidence is reached - it becomes a Law or principle
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Spontaneous generation
Early belief that some forms of life could arise from vital forces present in
nonliving or decomposing matter.
(flies from manure, etc)
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Louis Pasteur
• Showed microbes caused fermentation & spoilage
• Disproved spontaneous generation of m.o.
• Developed aseptic techniques.
• Developed a rabies vaccine.
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Germ theory of disease
Many diseases are caused by the growth of microbes in the body and not by sins,
bad character, or poverty, etc.
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Robert KochRobert Koch
• Established a sequence of experimental steps to show that a specific m.o. causes a particular disease.
• Developed pure culture methods.
• Identified cause of anthrax, TB, & cholera.
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Taxonomy - Taxonomy - system for organizing, system for organizing, classifying & naming living thingsclassifying & naming living things
• Domain - Archaea, Bacteria & Eukarya• Kingdom - 5• Phylum or Division• Class • Order• Family• Genus• species
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Domains
• Eubacteria -true bacteria, peptidoglycan
• Archaea –odd bacteria that live in extreme environments, high salt, heat, etc
• Eukarya- have a nucleus, & organelles
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Naming Microorganisms
• Binomial (scientific) nomenclature • Gives each microbe 2 names
– Genus - noun, always capitalized– species - adjective, lowercase
• Both italicized or underlined– Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)– Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis)– Escherichia coli (E. coli)
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Evolution- living things change gradually over millions of years
• Changes favoring survival are retained & less beneficial changes are lost.
• All new species originate from preexisting species.• Closely related organism have similar features
because they evolved from common ancestral forms.
• Evolution usually progresses toward greater complexity.
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