Main Themes of Microbiology (Microbiology: A Systems Approach 7th e
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1. Plasmodium falciparum: Most dangerous causative agent of Malaria
2. Helicobacter pylori: Causative agent of gastric ulcers.
3. Cocksackie virus: Associated with diabetes and schizophrenia
4. Anopheles mosquito: Vector for malaria
5. Communicable and infectious: Diseases caused by microbes that can be transmitted from one
individual to another.
6. Influenza, pneumonia, diarrheal diseases, tuberculosis: Diseases most clearly caused by
microorganisms
7. Carl von Linné: Developed taxonomy in the 1700s.
8. Binomial system: Identifying organisms by their genus and species names
9. Curiosity
Open-mindedness
Skepticism
Creativity
Cooperation
Readiness to revise their views of natural processes as new discoveries are
made: Characteristics of Effective Scientists
10. Opportunistic infection: Infections that affect immunocompromised individuals that otherwise won't
infect healthy individuals.
11. Chlamydia infection: An infection that could lead to female infertility
12. Chlamydia trachomatis: Causative agent of Chlamydia infection
13. Phycology: Study of algae
14. Mycology: Study of fungi
15. Protozoology: Study of protozoa
16. Monera: Kingdom of single-celled prokaryotic organisms that include bacteria and archaea
17. Deductive reasoning: Using general principles to explain specific observations
18. Inductive reasoning: Examining specific cases to discover general principles
19. Spontaneous generation: The theory that life could arise from non-living material.
20. Phylogeny: The taxonomic scheme that represents the natural relatedness between groups of living things
21. Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
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1. Plasmodium falciparum: Most dangerous causative agent of Malaria
2. Helicobacter pylori: Causative agent of gastric ulcers.
3. Cocksackie virus: Associated with diabetes and schizophrenia
4. Anopheles mosquito: Vector for malaria
5. Communicable and infectious: Diseases caused by microbes that can be transmitted from one
individual to another.
6. Influenza, pneumonia, diarrheal diseases, tuberculosis: Diseases most clearly caused by
microorganisms
7. Carl von Linné: Developed taxonomy in the 1700s.
8. Binomial system: Identifying organisms by their genus and species names
9. Curiosity
Open-mindedness
Skepticism
Creativity
Cooperation
Readiness to revise their views of natural processes as new discoveries are
made: Characteristics of Effective Scientists
10. Opportunistic infection: Infections that affect immunocompromised individuals that otherwise won't
infect healthy individuals.
11. Chlamydia infection: An infection that could lead to female infertility
12. Chlamydia trachomatis: Causative agent of Chlamydia infection
13. Phycology: Study of algae
14. Mycology: Study of fungi
15. Protozoology: Study of protozoa
16. Monera: Kingdom of single-celled prokaryotic organisms that include bacteria and archaea
17. Deductive reasoning: Using general principles to explain specific observations
18. Inductive reasoning: Examining specific cases to discover general principles
19. Spontaneous generation: The theory that life could arise from non-living material.
20. Phylogeny: The taxonomic scheme that represents the natural relatedness between groups of living things
21. Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
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