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Microbiology 201 Dr. Jay F. Sperry Room 117 Morrill Hall I. Objectives of the Course {Mine versus Yours}? A. Breadth of Microbiology B. where does it fit into your world? C. Everyday interaction with microbes. II. Textbook: Fundamentals of Microbiology, 5th ed. 1997 Alcamo III. Grading [handout] - - very slight scale MICROBIOLOGY - The study of small organisms - bacteria, yeasts, molds, algae, protozoa and viruses: plus immunity {microbe interactions with macrobe} SURVEY OF MICROBES PROCARYOTES EUCARYOTES bacteria cyanobacteria all else a) nuclear membrane b) nucleolis c) organelles d) mitosis e) flagella are complex Bacteria - contain a single chromosome, divide by fission, can grow exist in a wide variety of environments. Rickettsia, Chlamydia Mycoplasma - very small unusal Viruses - Are they alive? DNA or RNA + protein replicate only in a host cell = obligate intracellular parasite cause numerous diseases {smaller than bacteria} Protista (Protozoa) - Eucaryotes (animals) - mitosis; blood and tissue diseases Fungi - Molds Yeasts - no chlorophyll; fermentation and food, industrial products, antibiotics; decomposers of dead organic matter Algae - chlorophyll containers (chloroplasts) - diatoms and dinoflagellates TAXONOMY Whittaker (1969) Five Kingdoms I. Procaryotae - bacteria, bluegreen algae archaebacteria II. Fungi - Yeasts Molds III. Protista - protozoa IV. Plantae V. Animalia Woese (1988) Three Domains I. Eubacteria II. Archea (more related to the Eukarya than to the Eubacteria) III. Eukarya (Kingdoms: Fungi, Protista, Plantae Animalia) Genus species (strain) Bergeys Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (1923) first publication Division II Bacteria - 19 parts Identification - a) size; b) shape; c) motion or lack of; d) pathogenic for humans or animals; e) growth requirements; f) staining reactions; g) antigenic nature; h) DNA