germsms

• study of microorganisms


  Microbiology
• kingdom


  categorizes species into groups based on certain fundamental characteristics
• Phylum


  Group of closely related classes
• phylum


  either with backbone or no backbone
• order


  based of what you eat
• genus


  A group of similar species
• species


  most basic unit of classification
• species


  homo sapiens
• genus


  genus homo, genus panthera
• family


  felidae
• order


  carnivora
• kingdom


  animalia, plantae
• Subcellular


  DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat - viruses
• Prokaryotic


  simple cell without nucleus or organelles
• eukaryotic


  Complex cells containing organelles with specific functions
• genus


  category of biological classification (Stapylococcus)
• species of organisms


  represents a distinct type of microorganisms (S.aureus, S.epidermis)
• viruses


  smallest and simplest infectious agents
• FALSE-need


  viruses doesn't need living cells to survive
• bacteria


  single-celled prokaryotic organisms
• asexual reproductio


  bacterias reproduce through
• coccus


  A spherical, round, or ovoid bacterium.
• bacillus


  Rod shaped bacteria
• spirillum


  spiral shaped bacteria
• virbrio


  comma shaped bacteria
• Carlos Linnaeus


  father of modern taxonomy
• aerobes


  grows best with presence of oxygen
• anaerobes


  grows without oxygen
• mycobacteria


  complex, multilayered cell wall
• rickettsiae


  parasitic microorganisms that live on other living organisms
• Chlamydiae


  cell wall structure differs and grows within other living cells
• Mycoplasmas


  Lack cell walls
• Protozoans


  single-celled organisms that are much larger and more complex than bacteria
• soil and water


  protozoans is usually found in
• fungi


  eukaryotic with cell wall; causes systemic infections
• yeasts


  single-celled and produced budding
• molds


  fuzzy, produces spores
• superficial infections


  athlete's foot, ringworm, thrush
• multicellular parasites


  lives in another organisms and uses it for nourishment
• parasitic worms


  usually due to poor sanitation (roundworms, flatworms)