MICROBIOLOGY, EBIO 3400Dr. Steven Schmidt - ProfessorDr. Bob Hermanson - Laboratory CoordinatorTextsLecture:Nester, E.W. et al. 2004. Microbiology, A Human Perspective. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill.Lab:Basey, J.M. & S. Perkins. 2004. Microbiology Lab. The Robin Works.Class Outlines etc:Go to:http://www.colorado.edu/eeb/EEBprojects/schmidtlab/studentres/EBIO3400/index.htmOrhttp://www.colorado.edu/eeb/EEBprojects/schmidtlab/And follow the linksOrthe EE Biology site and follow the links…..I’ll post outlined notes, usually the night before class…WHAT IS MICROBIOLOGY?The study of small organisms.Prokaryotes: Bacteria & ArchaeaViruses, Viroids & Prions(not really “organisms”)Eukaryotic Microbes:AlgaeFungi “Protozoa”LIFE IS DIVIDED INTO 3 DOMAINSTable 1.2Table 1.3How small is small?MICRON or MICROMETER- 1 millionth of a meter (10-6 meters)- symbol is !m NANOMETER- 1 billionth of a meter (10-9 meters)Bacteria are usually several micrometers in diameter.Fungi are about 10+ micrometers in diameterFig. 1.13THE HISTORY OF MICROBIOLOGYWe will look at natural history andhuman historyMICROBES ARE EVERYWHERE!• represent more than half of the biomass(animals <15%)• almost every natural surface• important symbionts• vital to the ecosystem• earliest life - 3.8 billion years oldBACTERIAL SYMBIONTSMICROORGANISMS ARE VITAL TO NUTRIENTCYCLINGMICROBIAL GENETICSand GenomicsFOOD MICROBIOLOGYBread Cheese Yogurt SauerkrautWine BeerBACTERIAL PATHOGENSe.g. Y. pestis, N. meningitis, B. burgdorferiVIRAL PATHOGENSe.g. Ebola, West Nile, Smallpox, HIVEUKARYOTIC PATHOGENSe.g. Plasmodium, Entamoeba, GiardiaFig. 1.3. Emerging infectious diseasesMake sure that you areregistered for a lab sectionLABS START
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