Microbiology Definitions
This is a hypothesis that life arises from nonliving matter, a " vital force" is necessary for life.
What is spontaneous generation?
In 1928 he developed the first antibiotic from a fungus growing in his lab.
Who is Alexander Fleming?
This type of media is contained in a test tube and is in liquid state.
What is broth?
These are cube-like groups of eight bacterial cells.
What is sarcinae?
One bacterium transfers DNA to another bacterium.
What is Horizontal Gene Transfer?
This is a hypothesis that living cells arise only from preexisting living cells.
What is biogenesis?
The first virus eradicated from Earth.
What is Smallpox?
This type of media contains lysed red blood cells and additional nutrients.
What is chocolate agar?
These are clusters of round bacterial cells.
What is Staphylococcus?
Disease that can be caused by eating improperly canned food and is caused by a toxin made by the bacteria. Injection of this toxin is used to remove wrinkles.
What is botulism?
This is the microbial conversion of sugar to alcohol in the absence of air.
What is fermentation?
He observed the first microbes in 1676. He is known as the Father of Microbiology.
Who is Anton Van Leeuwenhoek?
This type of media inhibit the growth of organisms other than the one being grown.
What is selective media?
For bacteria morphology, this prefix means chains.
What is strepto?
Process where naked DNA is transferred into a bacterium. This method is used to make recombinant DNA clones.
What is transformation?
This is the process of using microbes to clean up pollutants.
What is bioremediation?
This scientist developed the 4 postulates of disease.
Who is Robert Koch?
This type of media contains a substance that certain bacteria change in a recognizable way.
What is differential media?
A bacteriophage is this viral shape.
What is complex?
Bacterial structure which aids in survival in adverse conditions.
What is an endospore?
Stain used to distinguish bacterial cell wall structures.
What is gram stain?
In 1665 he reported that living things are composed of "cells".
Who is Robert Hooke?
This type of media is more rich than nutrient agar and includes the nutrient hemin.
What is blood agar?
Influenza looks like a spiky ball. Which viral shape is this?
What is spherical?
Tube through which “male” DNA is transferred to a “female” strain in conjugation.
What is a pilus?