MCB 2004C Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Matthias Jakob Schleiden, Rudolf Virchow, Theodor Schwann
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Cell structure & taxonomy: robert hooke, micrographia (1665) Cells : matthias schleiden & theodor schwann (1838-1839) Plant and animal tissues composed of cells: rudolf virchow (1858, theory of biogenesis, mutations new species. Linnaeus: two names, rules, always capitalize the first letter of the genus, never of the epithet, underline or italicize the name, never both. Escherichia coli or e. coli: bacteria are normally named for the disease they cause, not all: h. influenzae, name games. Spp. = more than one species e. g. escherichia spp. Staphylococci, staph, staphylococcal: neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus, gc, n. meningitidis (meningococcus, genus. Carl linnaeus (1735: two kingdoms: plant and animal. First natural classification : organisms conformed to major patterns or types, developed binomial system of nomenclature. Five kingdoms based on three levels of organization: organization based on cell structure, the cellular organization and mode of nutrition for the more complex organisms, monera prokaryotic and unicellular, bacteria and cyanobacteria. Protista eukaryotic and unicellular: algae and protozoa.
