History of Microorganisms Study

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND Koch’s Experiments ✓ Simple staining techniques ✓ First photomicrograph of ______ ✓ First photomicrograph of bacteria in diseased tissue ✓ Techniques for estimating CFU/ml ✓ Use of steam to sterilize media ✓ Use of Petri dishes ✓ Aseptic techniques ✓ Bacteria as distinct species ✓ Koch’s Postulates Pioneers of Microbiology Ibn Sina ( Avicenna ) ✓ states that

Body secretions of a host organism are contaminated by tainted foreign organisms that are not visible by naked eye before the ______ ✓ discovered the contagious nature of tuberculosis introduced quarantine as a means of limiting the spread of contagious diseases.

How Can We Prevent ______ and Disease? 1.Semmelweis and handwashing 2.Lister’s antiseptic technique 3.Nightingale and nursing 4.Snow – infection control and epidemiology 5.Jenner’s vaccine – field of immunology 6.Ehrlich’s “magic bullets” – field of chemotherapy

The Modern Age of ______ The Modern Age of Microbiology What Are the Basic Chemical Reactions of Life?