BIOS 242 Week 1 Reading; Chapter 1, 2, 3

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Institution BIOS 242 Fundamentals of Microbiology with Lab
Contributor elizabeth Oslen

Micro Chp 1

  1. Microbiology
    1. Is the area of biology that deals with organisms to small to be seen by the eye
      1. Microorganisms or microbes
      2. Germs, viruses, agents
      3. Bugs
    2. Major groups of Microorganisms
      1. Bacteria
      2. Algae
      3. Protozoa
      4. Helminths
      5. Fungi
        1. All of these are cellular organisms
      6. Viruses
        1. Infect the cellular organisms
        2. Noncellular parasitic , protein coated genetic elements that cause harm to host cells
  2. Microbes
    1. Large populations can be grown in the labs
  3. Can not be seen directly
    1. Must be analysed through indirect methods
      1. Microscopes
  4. Microbiologist Study
  1. Cell structure and function
  2. Growth and physiology
  3. Genetics
  4. taxonomy/ evolutionary history
  5. Interactions with living and non living environment
  1. Branches of Microbiology
    1. Medical
      1. Microbes that cause diseases in humans and animals
    2. Public Health/epidemiology
      1. Monitor/control the spread of diseases and communities
        1. USPHS-US public health service- MAIN
        2. CDC- center of disease control/prevention
        3. WHO- World Health Organization- med limb of nations
    3. Immunology
  2.  

    1. Complex web of protective substances
    2. Cells produced in response to infection
    3. Vaccinations, blood testing, allergy
    4. Role of immune system in cancer/autoimmune diseases
  3. Industrial
    1. Safeguards are foods/water
    2. Biotechnology
    3. Microbes used to create
      1. Amino acids, beer, drugs, enzymes, vitamins
  4. Agricultural
    1. Relationships between microbes/domesticated plants/animals
    2. Plant and Animal specialist
  5. Environmental
    1. Studies effect of microbes on earth’s diverse habitats
      1. aquatic , soil, geomicrobiology, astrobiology
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