MCB 2000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Leishmania, Enterovirus, Oncogene
Document Summary
Koch established ethiology (cause of disease), establish link between microorganisms and disease, discovery of agar, petri dish, nutrient broth, and methods for isolating microorganisms. 3 units used to measure microbes millimeter, micrometer, nanometer how long is a micrometer. Dna: genetic blueprint for of life, genetic material for all cells. + : thick, picks up purple or blue. Prokaryote: cell wall of peptidoglycan, cell membrane made of phospholipids. Eukaryote: cell wall made of cellulose, cell membrane (cytoplasmic membrane) sporulation formation of spores germination process where plant grows from seed. Acne symptomes white head - early pimple with pus black head - pus and dead cells. Cjd (mad cow) transmitted and resevoir vehicle , domestic cattle fed meat scraps. Pcr amplify nucleic acids present in sample, greatly improving quality of teest dichotomous keys flowcharts used to trace a route of identification by offering pairs of apposing characteristics.
