IndietroMicrobiology Exam I Study Guide: Chapter 1
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Father of microbiology, first to observe and describe microorganisms using a microscope.
Coined the term cell after observing cork under a microscope.
Disproved spontaneous generation and developed the germ theory of disease.
Developed Koch's postulates to link specific microbes to specific diseases.
Discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic.
Developed the first vaccine using cowpox to prevent smallpox.
Introduced handwashing to reduce puerperal fever in hospitals.
Founder of modern nursing and emphasized sanitation in hospitals.
Applied antiseptic techniques in surgery to reduce infections.
Father of epidemiology, traced cholera outbreak to contaminated water.
The disproven idea that living organisms arise from nonliving matter.
The concept that microorganisms cause disease.
All living things are composed of cells, and cells come from preexisting cells.
Four criteria to establish a causative relationship between a microbe and a disease.
Anthrax was the first disease shown to be caused by bacteria.
System of naming organisms using genus and species, italicized with genus capitalized.
Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya.
A form of asexual reproduction where a cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
A visible cluster of microorganisms growing on a solid medium from a single cell.
A solidifying agent derived from seaweed used to culture microbes.
A preparation that stimulates immunity to a specific disease.
Because many major pathogens were discovered and methods for culturing microbes were established, leading to a shift in research focus.