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Page 1: Introduction to Microbiology. How do microorganisms affect our lives?

Introduction to Introduction to MicrobiologyMicrobiology

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How do microorganisms How do microorganisms affect our lives?affect our lives?

Page 3: Introduction to Microbiology. How do microorganisms affect our lives?

What are some benefits of What are some benefits of microorganisms?microorganisms?

produce foodproduce food recycle nutrientsrecycle nutrients use as research use as research

toolstools

cause diseasecause disease

What is a harmful affects of What is a harmful affects of microorganisms?microorganisms?

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What are some foods that are What are some foods that are produced by microorganisms?produced by microorganisms?

PicklesPickles

SauerkrauSauerkrautt

BreadBread

BeveragesBeverages

CheeseCheese

Sour Sour creamcream

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Difference Between Fermentation Difference Between Fermentation and Curdlingand Curdling

FermentationFermentation - - sugars break down sugars break down into alcohol - into alcohol - maybe in the food maybe in the food or not (bread & or not (bread & cakes; beer & wine) cakes; beer & wine) normal pH normal pH conditionsconditions

CurdlingCurdling - proteins - proteins clumped into tight clumped into tight balls or bands balls or bands (clumps = curds) (clumps = curds) low pH created by low pH created by bacterial wastebacterial waste

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Recycling of Recycling of MicroorganismsMicroorganisms

Carbon, Carbon, nitrogen, nitrogen, phosphorusphosphorus

http://www.hbci.com/~wenonah/slides/img/CD101.jpg

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Industrial Applications of Industrial Applications of MicroorganismsMicroorganisms

Protease (used Protease (used in detergents), in detergents), pectinase pectinase (baby food), (baby food), starch formers, starch formers, clay, linen, clay, linen, recycling, recycling, bioremediationbioremediation

http://www.cambridgema.gov/TheWorks/departments/recycle/images/composthandful.jpg

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Genetic EngineeringGenetic Engineering

DNA DNA chemistry is chemistry is the same, the same, small & easy small & easy to grow in lab, to grow in lab, easy to easy to manipulate manipulate (simple (simple structure), no structure), no moral moral problemsproblems

www.csb.yale.edu/.../ribbons/help/dna_rgb.html

http://www.colorado.edu/MCDB/MCDB1111/intrographics/bacterial%20chromosome.jpg

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Infectious DiseasesInfectious Diseases

Pathos – Pathos – ill, badill, bad

GenicGenic – making – making

Virus, bacteria, Virus, bacteria, protozoa, and protozoa, and fungi fungi

http://studentreader.com/files/africansleepingsicknesscells.jpg

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CholeraCholera

DysenteryDysentery

AIDSAIDS

PlaguePlague

SmallpoxSmallpox

Typhoid Typhoid feverfever

Infectious DiseasesInfectious Diseases

Salmonella typhi – the bacteria that causes Typhoid Fever