MMI133 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Prokaryote, Glycan, Gram Staining
1 Sep 2016
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Course objectives: difference b/w microorganisms + how/why they cause disease, how antimicrobials inhibit microbes, clinical conditions assoc with infection, epidemiology, cause and prevention of disease. Introduction to eclass, iclickers and the brainspan game microbe slayers for mmi 133. Student should be familiar with the naming of bacteria based on their morphology. 5 major categories of microbiology: bacteriology = study of bacteria, virology = study of viruses, mycology = study of fungi and yeast, parasitology = study of protozoa (amoeba etc) and metazoa (worms, immunology = study of immunity. Size = 1-5 microns in diameter (not seen with naked eye; need microscope) Use different color stains to see them (which antibiotic) (left): round = cocci and in chains (right): pink, like commas; rod and curved. Can not see with reg microscope (up to 1 micron); need electron microscope. Healthy adult has 100 trillion bacteria in gut (10x body cells) Provide shelter and nutrients to bacteria; they provide:
