Title: Microbiology
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- Microbiology - The science that studies very
small living things - Usually requires a magnification tool the
microscope - Some organisms are large though Helminths
worms - Sub groups of Microbes we will study
- Bacteria
- Archaea
- Fungi
- Protozoans
- Algae
- Viruses
- Multicellular animal parasites Helminths
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- Viruses
- Bacteriophage Avian Flu
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- Helminth
- Tapeworm Ascaris round worm
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- Various disciplines of study within microbiology
- Bacteriology, Mycology, Parisitology, Immunology,
- Epidemiology,
- Biotechnology
- Virology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Bioremediation
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- Historical review of the Science of Microbiology
- Robert Hook 1665 Englishman, used a primitive
compound (two magnifying lenses) - microscope, reported that lifes smallest units
were little boxes Cells, his work - started the process of the development of the
Cell theory of life
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- Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek 1673 - probably the first
person to observe living cells with a simple
microscope, amateur scientist, ground his own
lenses and described what we know today as
bacteria rod shaped , spiral shaped , etc.
animalcules
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Francesco Redi 1668 opposed the prevailing
theory of Spontaneous Generation, maggots in meat
, He used covered jars to show that maggots came
from flies strong evidence against spontaneous
generation Now we teach the theory of Biogenesis
Life comes from Life But issue of Spontaneous
Generation was actively believed for many more
years
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- Edward Jenner is credited with first vaccine in
epidemics of smallpox during the late 1700s he
observed that milk maids didnt get the disease,
cattle had a similar - disease cowpox, milk maids had cow pox lesions,
but not small pox, he purposefully took scrapings
from cowpox blister and scraped a 8 year old
volunteer. With the material child got mild
illness but not small pox, - Vaccination comes from Latin word vacca meaning
cow. Jenner laid the foundation for Pasteurs
later work with other vaccinations. - (Vaccinia virus similar to Variola smallpox
virus, today a possible bioterror weapon
genetically engineered variola?)
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- Pasteur French sceintist that dealt the death
blow to the spontaneous generation theory. - He devised the ingenious curved necked flasks
that prevented contaminated air from reaching
boiled beef broth the broth remained
uncontaminated even though exposed to the air - He was very lucky no endopores present, or it
would have failed - (resitant to boiling)
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- 1. He developed process we call Pasteuriztion
he heated wine to kill contaminating microbes
cured sick wine (today we heat treatment to kill
pathogens in milk also) - 2. He proved that fermentation was caused by a
microbe yeast - 3. He developed vaccines for rabies and anthrax.
Vaccines led to immunity to diseases that
routinely killed many people, used to help people
long before they understood how they even worked
(science of Immunology) - 4. He began the revolution in science that led to
the Golden Age of - Microbiology (from 1857-1914)
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Robert Koch - Developed Kochs postulates
important technique for determining the actual
microbial cause agent of a disease more later,
German, contemporary of Pasteur, several very
important contributions 1. He discovered the
tuberculosis bug (tubercle bacillus,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis) 2. He discovered the
cause of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) from
blood of dead cattle, cultured bacteria in pure
culture, injected bacteria in live cattle and
they died, then again cultured the bacteria in
pure culture. This led to the establishment of a
procedure for determining microbial cause of
disease (see p. ____-for modern application of
Kochs postulates)
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Kochs and Pasteurs work helped establish the
Germ Theory of Disease - that microorganisms
cause disease (in people, animals, and even
plants)
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Iwanowski 1892 - Discovered that plant disease
can be caused by small organisms that were so
small they passed through filters , Tobacco
mosaic virus (TMV) was later identified as the
cause - beginning of virology (Today we have
discovered new and weird things like viroids,
prions) See next slide
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- Paul Ehrlich, German doctor, wanted to find a
magic bullet an agent that would kill - the disease agent without hurting the patient
(see the Coming plague video, part 1) - 1. Developed Salvarsan, salvation from
syphilisagent - 2. This was an arsenical arsenic compound, that
was effective against syphilis - Antimicrobial agent, medicine to treat a
microbial disease, it was chemical chemotherapy
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- Syphilis spirochete T. pallidum Paul
Ehrlich
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- Joseph Lister 1860s, English surgeon that
applied ideas of the germ theory to surgery,
remembered the work of Semmelweis in Hungary in
the 1840s, if a Dr. would wash their hands
childbed fever was prevented. He knew that phenol
would kill bacteria put 2 and 2 together and
treated wounds with phenol - and no infection
(phenol is the basic agent of todays Lysol) - 1. First antiseptic use in surgery, chemicals
used as agents on tissue before surgery - (tissue treated with an antimicrobial agent
antiseptic, betadine) disinfectants are
chemicals, used on a surface - 2. Also proved that microbes cause surgical
infections (todays scourge MRSA)
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Alexander Fleming - Scottish physician and
bacteriologist - 1928 Observed mold growing on a
bacteria culture, there was a ring of clearing
around the mold where the bacteria didnt grow,
the mold was later found to be a Penicillium
species and the naturally secreted chemical was
called penicillin, an antibiotic 1. Antibiotics
are natural agents 2. Synthetic drugs are
chemicals produced in labs (sulfas) 3. Problems
with them - toxicity, resistance, allergic
reactions 4. Flemings work - shelved until early
WWII, sulfas were failing, needed penicillin to
cure battle field wounds 5. Now have thousands of
antibiotics and synthetics (and a significant
problem resistance)
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- Salk - Polio vaccine, 1950s polio was a scary
epidemic, Salk developed a vaccine by - treating the virus with formalin (IPV)
inactivated polio virus - Sabin 1963 live Polio virus vaccine, attenuated
altered virus, OPV-oral polio vaccine - The work done on polio revolutionized the science
of virology and we are seeing - the results today in advances with Hepatitis and
HIV viral infections - tissue - culture and other techniques
33Avery and Macleod, DNA is genetic material
34Watson and Crick, DNA, 1953
35DNA Double helix
36Salk IPV
37Sabin, OPV
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- Jacob and Monod 1965 Did research on RNA and
protein synthesis in bacteria - last - necessary step in understanding how genetics
works on a cellular level (Replication, - Transcription, Translation protein synthesis
expression of traits) - Modern science thrives today only on the laid
foundation of thousands of men and - women who did mundane routine and often boring
lab science. Dont forget that we are - here today because we stand on the shoulders of
Giants who were people just like you - and me. (Who are the Giants today? CDC, USAMRID,
young Joe or Mary the graduate - student?, maybe you?)
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- Classification, Taxonomy, Binomial Nomenclature
- Yucchy!!!!! No one likes it. Just do it!!!
41The Classification of Living Things
- Living organisms are assigned to groups based
upon their similarities. - Systematics is the discipline of identifying and
classifying organisms.
42Domains
- The highest largest category, recent addition
- 3 domains
- 1. Archaea ancient bacteria, unicellular
like bacteria, also simple cell structure
(prokaryote no nucleus) but have distinct
metabolism (chemistry) allowing them to exist in
extreme environments - 2. Bacteria unicellular, prokaryote, found
everywhere (Old kingdom name Monera) - 3. Eukarya unicellular to multicellular,
complex and organized cells with nuclei and
organelles (mitochondria)
43Domain Archaea
- Archaea are single- celled organisms that lack a
membrane-bound nucleus. - Prokaryote - Archaea can be found in environments that are too
hostile for other life forms.
44Domain Bacteria
- Bacteria are single- celled organisms that lack a
membrane-bound nucleus. (Prokaryote also) - Bacteria are found almost everywhere on the
planet Earth.
45Domain Eukarya
- The cells of all eukaryotes have a membrane-bound
nucleus. Members of the Domain Eukarya are
further categorized into one of four Kingdoms.
(know these kingdoms)
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- Check your notes Older 5 kingdom scheme is
still widely used - Monera bacteria (Prokaryotic)
- Protista Protozoans (Eukaryotic)
- Fungi - yeast, molds, etc. (Eukaryotic)
- Plant photosynthetic producers (Eukaryotic)
- Animals heterotrophic consumers (Eukaryotic)
47Categories of Classification
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
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- Domain - Dumb
- Kingdom - King
- Phylum - Philip
- Class Came
- Order - Over
- Family - For
- Genus - Good
- Species - __
- Spaghetti?
49Categories of Classification
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
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51Scientific Names
- Binomial (two name) Genus first and first letter
capitalized, then species not capitalized. If
written or typed either underline or italicize - Genus name, species name
- Homo sapiens - italicized
- Homo troglodytis (Your EX?) underlined
- Canis familiaris Your puppy (except poodles)
- Felis domesticus Your Kitty (some strange
people have to have Felis leo or Felis tigris) - Canis latrans Invites your kitty over for lunch
- Canis lupus - ____________? guess
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- 3 domains Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
- 4 Eukarya Kingdoms
- Protista Protozoans like Ameba and Paramecium
(producers and consumers) - Fungi yeasts, molds, mushrooms (consumers)
- Plants complex producers, trees, grasses
- Animals complex consumers
53Classification of Bacteria
- Somewhat different a clinical rapid ID is often
important when trying to find causative agent of
a disease - Bergeys manual Manual is in lab for a
reference when doing unknown - Developed on 1940s for grouping bacteria
according to standard diagnostic lab techniques
available at the time (such as Grams stain)
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- Gram cocci Gram - bacilli
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- Gram - Spirochete Gram bacilli
56Classification of Bacteria
- The manual divides bacteria into 4 groups or
divisions on the basis of their Cell Wall - 1. Gram (stain violet)
- 2. Gram - (destain, and are counterstained pink
or reddish color) - 3. Bacteria that lack a cell wall (mycoplasma)
- 4. organisms that have a cell wall lacking
peptidoglycan (archaeobacteria Now called
Archaea
57Classification of Bacteria
- More modern methods now used
- 1. DNA studies, genomics, gene probes
- 2. using Bacterial viruses bacteriophages
- 3. Serology antibody antigen reactions (like
blood typing) - Examples Salmonella typhi
- Salmonella typhimurium
- Azotobacter vinelandii 12837
- E. coli 0157H7 nasty strain of E. coli