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TODAY S LECTURE AGENDA

INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY. Microbiology = study of organisms that are too small to be seen by the unaided eyemicros - small; bios ? life, and logos - science Microorganisms include bacteria, viruses, protozoa, algae, and fungiBroad disciplineIncludes biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, tax

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TODAY S LECTURE AGENDA

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    1. TODAYS LECTURE AGENDA An overview of the history of microbiology The role of microbes in human history Important events in the development of Microbiology as a Science History of microbial events in medicine History of microbial events in the environment

    2. INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY Microbiology = study of organisms that are too small to be seen by the unaided eye micros - small; bios life, and logos - science Microorganisms include bacteria, viruses, protozoa, algae, and fungi Broad discipline Includes biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, taxonomy, medical microbiology, food, industrial and environmental microbiology

    3. Organism Bacteriology Phycology Mycology Protozoology Parasitology Virology Process or function Microbial metabolism Microbial Genetics Microbial Ecology Health related Immunology Epidemiology Etiology Infection control Chemotherapy Application of knowledge Food and beverage technology Environmental microbiology Industrial microbiology Pharmaceutical Microbiology Genetic engineering Fields of Microbiology

    4. DISCOVERY OF MICROORGANISMS Girolamo Fracastoro (1478 - 1553) Disease was caused by living invisible creatures - He saw that contact with diseased individuals seemed to spread Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) first person to observe and describe micro-organisms accurately animalcules Tiny animals Father of bacteriology Drawing from Leeuwenhoeks own notebook - Inhabitants of his own tooth scrapings

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