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The 3 current Domains are Archaea, ____, and ____
What is Eukarya and Bacteria
This professor at Grand Canyon University teaches microbiology, is an advisor to multiple clubs, and performs research on Microbial Biotechnology
Who is Dr. Kufryk
VRSA and MRSA are common acronyms used for diseases. The name of the bacteria in these acronyms is?
What is Staphylococcus aureus
What is the American Society of Microbiology
An infectious agent of small size and simple composition that can multiply only in living cells of animals, plants, or bacteria
What is a Virus
The conversion of sugar to alcohol is called
What is Fermentation
This Frenchman discovered fermentation, developed several vaccines, has an Institute named after him, a food preservation process named after him, and a type of pipette named after him as well
Who is Louis Pasteur
Tetanus, a disease contracted typically while gardening, is caused by which bacteria?
What is Clostridium tetani
DAILY DOUBLE: Fungi that break down and recycle animal and plant matter are called _____ fungi
What is saprophytic
This process quickly heats than cools substances to kill microorganisms
What is Pasteurization
This British physician isolated penicillin from Penicillium, creating the beta-lactam drug class
Who is Alexander Fleming
What is the main bacteria that causes strep throat?
What is Streptococcus pyogenes
Cellular structures, molecules, and/or regulatory systems that enable microbial pathogens to invade and colonize a host are called ____
What are virulence factors
These unicellular fungi reproduce by budding, and are found in foods such as bread and muffins, and in alcoholic drinks such as beer
What is Yeast
The gene transfer of transduction takes place between which two types of organisms?
What are viruses and bacteria
This Hungarian physician is responsible for being the first person to practice antiseptic procedures, saving countless mothers from death in childbirth by simply washing his hands
Who is Ignaz Semmelweis
The viral lytic cycle results in the destruction of the infected cell and its membrane. What is the name of the other cycle where the virus integrates its DNA with the host's genome?
What is the lysogenic cycle
How many types of antibodies are there?
What is five types
This organism was used in the first recorded successful vaccination
What is smallpox/variola virus
The process of conjugation can only occur when bacteria are able to produce which specific type of appendage?
What is a pilus
The "father of modern microscopy", this Dutch scientist first observed bacteria and protozoa, and staunchly refuted the spontaneous generation theory
Who is van Leeuwenhoek
A misfolded protein that can induce misfolding of normal variants of the same protein is called ____
What is a Prion
Name the two types of lymphocytes
What are B and T lymphocytes