Micro History
This scientist proposed the germ theory of disease.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
This tail-like appendage enables bacterial movement.
What is flagella?
This staining method identifies Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
What is acid-fast staining?
This virus attacks the immune system.
What is HIV?
This technique is used by CSTs to prevent infection during surgery.
What is sterile technique?
He disproved spontaneous generation alongside Spallanzani.
Who is Francesco Redi?
This is the region in prokaryotes where DNA is found.
What is the nucleoid?
This determines which antibiotics will work against a microbe.
What is a sensitivity test?
A common fungal pathogen that causes thrush.
What is Candida albicans?
Healthcare workers use these universal guidelines to prevent infection.
What are standard precautions?
This individual founded the field of bacteriology.
Who is Ferdinand J. Cohn?
These short bristle-like fibers help bacteria adhere.
What are fimbriae?
The method used to grow bacteria in a lab.
What is a culture?
This bacterium causes tuberculosis.
What is Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
This term refers to an infection after surgery.
What is an SSI?
He proved the germ theory using anthrax in mice.
Who is Robert Koch?
These are responsible for protein synthesis in cells.
What are ribosomes?
This uses electrons to produce a 3D image of a specimen’s surface.
What is SEM?
This protozoan causes trichomoniasis.
What is Trichomonas vaginalis?
This liver disease has a vaccine and is common in health care exposure.
What is Hepatitis B?
Leeuwenhoek called the microbes he saw this.
What are animalcules?
This slime layer protects bacteria from drying out.
What is the capsule?
This test differentiates bacteria by their cell wall composition.
What is Gram staining?
This condition is caused by Entamoeba histolytica.
What is amebic dysentery?
This is the term for a living organism that transmits disease.
What is a vector?