MICR 2420 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ernst Boris Chain, Dark Field Microscopy, Bright-Field Microscopy
2 Dec 2018
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Biogeochemical cycling: a pathway by which a chemical substance moves through both the biotic (biosphere) and abiotic (lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere) components of earth. Microorganism: a microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, virus, or fungus. Biofilm: a community of microbes growing on a solid surface. Robert koch: as the founder of modern bacteriology, he is known for his role in identifying the specific causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax and for giving experimental support for the concept of infectious disease. Carl woese: woese is famous for defining the archaea (a new domain or kingdom of life) in. 1977 by phylogenetic taxonomy of 16s ribosomal rna, a technique pioneered by woese which revolutionized the discipline of microbiology. Compound light microscope: the compound microscope works by enhancing the image that is projected by the first lens with a second lens and light. There is an additional set of lenses that are on the nosepiece.
