The Microbial World and You

Nothing is more terrible than Ignorance in Action Johann Wofgang von Goethe
Ignorance is impotence, it is fear; it is cruelty: it is all the things that make for unhappiness Winifred Holtby
	He found this microbe after 7 years work and I slapped him on the back and...

Who Am I? As wife of the British Ambassador to Constantinople I observed the benefical effects of variolation and applied them to my own children.

Who am I? I recognized that immunity to disease is not inherited by develops gradually in the embryo. proposed the clonal selection theory and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1960

	Readings: Microbial World and You
	Baron Medical Microbiology Chapter 1 Introduction to Bacteriology		Brock 9th Ed Biology of Microorganisms Microorganisms and Microbiology
	Tortora: Microbiology An Introduction Chapter 1 Microbial World and you		Jacquelyn Black 4th Ed Microbiology: Principles & Explorations Chapter 1 Scope and History of Microbiology
Presentations	Slides	Web Animation	Download
History
Prokaryotic Structure
Chemotherapy
Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes

WEB LINKS

The Artisitry of Microorganisms Scientific American Oct 1998

The Case for Relic Life on Mars Scientific American Dec 1997

The Deadly Enigma Scientific American Dec 1996 Discussion on Mad Cow Disease

Cells Alive!

CELLS alive! is posted on the WWW as an educational service of Quill Graphics. Below are some links to locations at Cells Alive! that may be of general interest for Chapter 1 topics.

URL --> http://www.cellsalive.com/

• Puncture Wound 1
  URL --> http://www.cellsalive.com/ouch1.htm
• Puncture Wound 2
  URL --> http://www.cellsalive.com/ouch.htm
• Chemotaxis
  URL --> http://www.cellsalive.com/chemotx.htm
• Macrophages
  URL --> http://www.cellsalive.com/mac.htm
• Oxidative burst
  URL --> http://www.cellsalive.com/nbt.htm

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. Discuss the theory of spontaneous generation and the types of experiemtns that disproved the generation of microorganisms from inert matter
2. LIST several benefits to society that have resulted from knowledge of microorganisms
3. Explain the PURPOSE of Koch's Postulates
4. Differentiate between the structures of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
5. Outline the principal divisions of microbiology and the major interests of scientists in each discipline
6. List several ways in which microbes affect our lives
7. Explain the importance of observations made by Hooke and van Leewenhoek
8. Compare the theories of spontaneous generation and biogenesis
9. List the three "Empires" of living organisms and the each characteristics of each
10. List the five "Kingdoms" of living organisms and the major characteristics of each
11. List at least five beneficial activities of microorganisms
12. Define the term normal microbiotia and explain its relevance in health and disease