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Ubiquity Roles in disease Presence everywhere. Biological roles Food chain Environmental element recycling Animal digestion Cellulase Food Microbiology Fermented foods. Why Study Microbiology?. Why Study Microbiology?. Pharmaceuticals Vaccines/Antibiotics Biotechnology
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Ubiquity Roles in disease Presence everywhere Biological roles Food chain Environmental element recycling Animal digestion Cellulase Food Microbiology Fermented foods Why Study Microbiology?
Why Study Microbiology? • Pharmaceuticals • Vaccines/Antibiotics • Biotechnology • Bioremediation • Pathogenicity • Fundamental Biology
Microbes in Research • Simple structure • Large populations • Rapid growth rates
Bacteria Cell arrangements Cell shapes Prokaryotes Algae Eukaryotes Metabolic grouping Fungi Eukaryotes Cell numbers Metabolism Cell wall: Microbe Types
Viruses Acellular Obligate intracellular 2 components Protozoa Eukaryotes Cell numbers Metabolism Microbe Types
Microbe Types • Animals • Eukaryotic • Helminths • Eggs • Arthropods • Vectors
Roles of Microbiologists • Biological Research • Pharmaceutical/Vaccines • Agricultural
Microbiology Settings • Universities • Commercial labs • Med/Veterinary • Environmental • Food
Microbiology Settings • Legal • Food safety • Water testing • Clinical • Public Health
Microbiology History • Plagues in History • Bubonic • Leprosy • “Great pox”
Microbiology History • Early Studies • Hooke • Van Leeuwenhoek • Linnaeus
Redi Spallanzani Pasteur Swan-necked flask Germ Theory vs. Spontaneous Generation
Understanding Disease • Koch • Anthrax (postulates) • Culture techniques • Lister/Semmelweiss
Immunology Virology Chemotherapy Antibiotics Synthetics Special Fields of Study
Special fields of Study • Genetics/Molecular Biology • Recombinant DNA technology • Genomics • Proteomics