Microbiology & Infectious Disease Exam 1 : Bacterial Morphology, Gram
Staining, Capsules, Flagella, Pili, Endospores, Axial Filaments, Peptidoglycan,
LPS, Plasma Membrane, Ribosomes, Plasmids, Genomes, DNA Replication,
Transcription, Translation, Transformation, Transduction, Conjugation, High-
Frequency Recombinant, Binary Fission, Microbial Growth Curves (Lag, Log,
Stationary, Death Phases), Mesophiles, Psychrophiles, Thermophiles,
Acidophiles, Neutrophiles, Alkaliphiles, Halophiles, Fastidious Organisms,
Aerobes, Anaerobes, Microaerophiles, Capnophiles, Chemically Defined &
Complex Media, Selective, Differential, Enrichment & Reducing Media, Viruses
In Vivo, Asepsis, Sanitization, Disinfection, Sterilization, Physical & Chemical
Microbial Control (Autoclaving, Boiling, Dry Heat, Pasteurization, Filtration,
Irradiation, Phenols, Halogens, Alcohols, Heavy Metals), Penicillin Mechanism,
Lysozyme Activity, Antimicrobial Resistance, Germ Theory, Koch’s Postulates,
Edward Jenner Vaccination, John Snow Epidemiology, Lister Antiseptic Surgery,
and Louis Pasteur Swan-Neck Flask Experiments Exam Questions Verified and
Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Size Range of Bacteria
m (micron)
Size Range of Viruses
,nm (nanometers)
Prokaryotic
No nucleus
Eukaryotic
Has a nucleus
Hippocrates
He thought that diseases originated from miasma (bad air)
Mosaic Law
-avoidance of certain foods
-restriction of movement of diseased individuals
Girolamo Francastoro
proposed that infections diseases were spread between two people by small particles
Theory of Spontaneous Generation
living things grow out of thin air
, Francesco Redi
-disproved spontaneous generation
-maggots and rotten meat using cheesecloth
Antony van Leeuwenhoek
-primitive microscope
-"Father of the Microscope"
John Needman
-supported spontaneous generation
-meat broth in flasks sealed with cork
*cork is porous
Lazzaro Spallanzani
-disproved spontaneous generation
-meat broth in flasks sealed by melting glass neck
Louis Pasteur
-disproved spontaneous generation
-meat broth in swan-necked flask
Staining, Capsules, Flagella, Pili, Endospores, Axial Filaments, Peptidoglycan,
LPS, Plasma Membrane, Ribosomes, Plasmids, Genomes, DNA Replication,
Transcription, Translation, Transformation, Transduction, Conjugation, High-
Frequency Recombinant, Binary Fission, Microbial Growth Curves (Lag, Log,
Stationary, Death Phases), Mesophiles, Psychrophiles, Thermophiles,
Acidophiles, Neutrophiles, Alkaliphiles, Halophiles, Fastidious Organisms,
Aerobes, Anaerobes, Microaerophiles, Capnophiles, Chemically Defined &
Complex Media, Selective, Differential, Enrichment & Reducing Media, Viruses
In Vivo, Asepsis, Sanitization, Disinfection, Sterilization, Physical & Chemical
Microbial Control (Autoclaving, Boiling, Dry Heat, Pasteurization, Filtration,
Irradiation, Phenols, Halogens, Alcohols, Heavy Metals), Penicillin Mechanism,
Lysozyme Activity, Antimicrobial Resistance, Germ Theory, Koch’s Postulates,
Edward Jenner Vaccination, John Snow Epidemiology, Lister Antiseptic Surgery,
and Louis Pasteur Swan-Neck Flask Experiments Exam Questions Verified and
Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Size Range of Bacteria
m (micron)
Size Range of Viruses
,nm (nanometers)
Prokaryotic
No nucleus
Eukaryotic
Has a nucleus
Hippocrates
He thought that diseases originated from miasma (bad air)
Mosaic Law
-avoidance of certain foods
-restriction of movement of diseased individuals
Girolamo Francastoro
proposed that infections diseases were spread between two people by small particles
Theory of Spontaneous Generation
living things grow out of thin air
, Francesco Redi
-disproved spontaneous generation
-maggots and rotten meat using cheesecloth
Antony van Leeuwenhoek
-primitive microscope
-"Father of the Microscope"
John Needman
-supported spontaneous generation
-meat broth in flasks sealed with cork
*cork is porous
Lazzaro Spallanzani
-disproved spontaneous generation
-meat broth in flasks sealed by melting glass neck
Louis Pasteur
-disproved spontaneous generation
-meat broth in swan-necked flask
