These notes for BIO229 – Microbiology cover: The Early Years of Microbiology, The Golden Age of Microbiology, and The Modern Age of Microbiology!!
The Early Years of Microbiology
These notes cover topics from Microbiology with Diseases by Body System 4th ed.
Vocabulary covered: Science, Microorganisms (microbes), Taxonomic System. What does life really look like? Who was Leeuwenhoek, How can microbes be classified? Who was Carolus Linnaeus; Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, Protozoa, Algae, Other organisms of Importance to microbiologist.

The Golden Age of Microbiology
These notes cover topics from Microbiology with Diseases by Body System 4th ed.
Vocabulary covered: Abiogenesis (spontaneous generation), The scientific method, Theories/ laws, Facultative Anaerobes, Pasteurization, Idustrial Microbiology, Germ theory of diseases, pathogen, Etiology, Koch’s Postulates, Infectious control & Epidemiology, Immunology. Beneficial microbes in bread, wine, and beer; Does microbial life spontaneously generate? Redi’s Experiment, Needham’s experiment, Spallanzani’s Experiment, Pasteur’s Experiment, What causes fermentation? What causes Disease? Koch’s Experiments, Gram’s Stain, How can we prevent infection and Disease? Semmelweis and handwashing, Lister’s Antiseptic Techniques, Nightingale and Nursing, Snow and Epidemiology, Jenner’s Vaccine, Ehrlich’s “magic bullet”.

The Modern Age of Microbiology
These notes cover topics from Microbiology with Diseases by Body System 4th ed.
Vocabulary covered: Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular biology, Recombinant DNA technology, Gene Therapy, Environmental Microbiology, Serology, Immunology, vCJD. Fields of microbiology; What are the Basic Chemical reactions of life? How do genes work? What roles do microorganisms play in the environment? How do we defend against disease? Emerging Disease case study – vCJD.