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Maria Simatupang, dr
Departement of Microbiology
Medical Faculty
USU
Microbiology defined
What is microbiology?
Bacteriology
Virology
Mycology
Immunology
Genetics
or RNA
none
or RNA
Fungi
Protozoa
Yes
3-10
15-25
both DNA
both DNA
or RNA
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
+
+
+
+
+
protein capsid
peptidoglican
chitin
& lipoprotein envelope
membrane
none
some
none
none
not binary fission
binary fission
budding or
mitosis
Eukaryotic
flexible
mitosis
Bacteria (procaryotic)
Eg Staph sp, Strep sp, E.coli, Mycoplasma sp
Fungi (eucaryotic)
Candida sp (single celled yeast), Aspergillus sp (multicelled)
Parasites (eucaryotic)
Giardia lamblia, Plasmodium sp (malaria)
Viruses
HIV, HBV, HBC, Rubella, Herpes (EBV, VZ, HSV)
A little History
Main events & people
Before about 1650 philosophers believed in
SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
Significant discoveries altered this thinking.
LOUIS PASTEUR:
Demonstrated by the use of sterile media
that microbes were in fact
present in air,
Fermentation
KOCHS POSTULATES
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