micp chap 1
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- Bacteriology study of bacteria
- Mikros small, bios life, logia or logos study of
- study of organisms that cant be seen in naked eyes: microbiology
- Cellular prokaryotes, eukaryotes
- Acellular viruses
- Bacteriology study of bacteria
- Virology study of virus
- Mycology study of fungi
- Parasitology study of protozoa and parasitic worms
- Phycology study of algae
- Immunology study of immune system and immune response
- Robert hooke was able to discover the cell
- Cell theory stated that living organisms are made up of cells
- Anton van leeuwenhoek created a single lens microscope to observe microorganism that he calls animalcules
- Anton van leeuwenhoek father of microbiology, that provided accurate descriptions of bacteria, protozoa, and fungi
- Louis pasteur germ theory of disease
- Pasteurization which kills microorganism in different types of liquids, and the basis of aseptic techniques
- Louis pasteur introduced the terms aerobes and anaerobes and developed the fermentation process
- Robert koch proved that microorganisms cause certain disease thru a series of scientific process that led to koch’s postulates
- Late 1800s and the first decade of golden age of microbiology
- Edward jenner discovered the vaccine for small pox
- Joseph lister applied the theory to medical procedures, paving the way for the development of aseptic surgery
- Paul Ehrlich discovered salvarsan for the treatment of syphilis
- Salvarsan was heralded as magic bullet of chemotherapy
- Alexander flemming discovered the antibiotic penicillin from the mold penicillium notatum
- Compound microscope type of microscope that contains more than one magnifying lens
- Compound light microscope visible light is its main source of illumination
- Ocular lens or eyepiece lens thru which the viewer looks to see the specimen
- Revolving nose piece located above the stage, holds the objective lenses
- Diopter adjustment used to focus on one eyepiece in order to correct any difference in vision between two eyes
- Body tube or head connects the eyepiece to the objective lenses
- Arm connects the body tube to the base of the microscope
- Course adjustment brings the specimen into general focus
- Fine adjustment it fine tunes the focus and increases the details of the specimen
- Objective lenses this is held in place above the stage by the revolving nosepiece and are the lenses that are closest to the specimen. It contains three to five objectives ranging in power from 4x to 100x
- Stage located beneath the revolving nosepiece, it is the flat platform on which the specimen is placed
- Stage clips metal clips that hold slide in place
- Stage control these knobs move the stage either left or right or forward and backward
- Aperture allows light from the illuminator to reach the slide containing the specimen
- on/off turns the illuminator on or off