BIOS 280 History of Microbiology

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BIOS 280 History of Microbiology

• Who was Robert Hooke and what were his contributions to microbiology?-

–Answer First person to see cells in living things and first person to describe cells

• What is "Micrographie"?

–Answer A book published by Robert Hooke, containing draw- ings of everything he saw under the microscope

• What year was Robert Hooke around?

–Answer 1665

• Who was Anton van Leeuwenhoek and what did he do?

–Answer -Dutch merchant and politician -Read Hooke's book and made his own microscope

• How did Hooke help Leeuwenhoek?

–Answer Published his drawings for him in the Royal Society of London

• What year was Leeuwenhoek around?

–Answer

1673-1723

• Leeuwenhoek looked at what and saw what?

–Answer -Looked at pond water, feces, tooth scrapings, semen, etc.-First person to see microscopic creatures called "aminicules" 1 / 2

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• Leeuwenhoek was the first to describe what? (5)

–Answer

• Bacteria (all 3 shapes)
• Protozoa
• Sperm
• Red blood cells
• Capillaries
• What are 3 shapes of bacteria?

–Answer Rod, round, curved

• Why did further discoveries languish for nearly 100 years? (3 reasons)

–Answer No discoveries after his 1723 death...-He was secretive about technique to make lenses -Microscope technology lagged -"Animalcules" not significant in disease/food-spoilage

• What 2 controversies sparked debate and experimentation?

–Answer

• Sponta- neous Generation
• Theories of Disease
• What is spontaneous generation?

–Answer Living creatures arise from non-living com- ponents because people couldn't see the eggs (too small) -eels from mud -maggots from rotten food -fleas from sweaty cloths

• What are theories of disease?

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