Micro Basics
Who is the “Father of Microbiology”
Louis Pasteur
Used to heat- sterilize equipment in the lab
Bunsen Burner
Where are the most microbio labs located?
Morrill
What microbe causes the flu?
Virus
How many dining halls are there?
4
Structure that helps bacteria move like little propellers
Flagellum
2 things you are not allowed to have in lab
Shorts, flip flops, phone, untied long hair
Where to get fast and easy information about the major
Peer Advisors
The mold that gave us the first antibiotic
Penicillium
What indoor sport is located by fieldstone?
Rock climbing
Organelle where photosynthesis happens in algae?
Chloroplast
Stain that classifies bacteria based on their cell wall structure
Gram staining
The college that houses the Microbiology Major
CNS
Probiotics are often made of these “good microbes”
Bacteria
Where can you buy a cake on campus?
Blue Wall (Yum Bakery)
Fungi are more closely related to this kingdom than to plants.
Animals
Common technique used to isolate pure colonies
Streak Plating
What building is your advising office located?
Lederle (LGRT)
This bacteria causes food poisoning from undercooked chicken
Salmonella
How many games has the UMass football team won this year?
4
What Gram stains indicate and why that is essential for doctors when identifying an infectious bacteria.
Gram stains indicate cell wall composition, which is essential for determining what antibiotics to give a patient
The first type of agar media you should inoculate an unknown organism with
Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA)
What is the course number of the non-major Microbiology lab?
Microbio 265
This brain eating amoeba causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
Naegleria fowleri
What’s the oldest building on campus?
Stockbridge House