Microbiology Lecture Review
Dr. Weis

1. List 5 ways in which microbes benefit our lives or contribute to our welfare.

2. Be able to list and explain the importance of observations and accomplishments for

• Hooke
• Pasteur
• Lister
• Koch
• Jenner
• Ehrlich
• Flemming
• von Behring

3. Be able to discuss the major theories debated, such as

• Spontaneous Generation
• Cell Theory
• Biogenesis
• Germ Theory
• Koch's Postulates
• Disease Transmission

4. Be able to name and list the contributions of two (2) individuals from the 20th century (1900's) in the field of microbiology.
[These individuals are yours to research and should not be ones previously discussed in the notes.]

5. Be able to define and give example of normal flora for the human body.

6. Be able to define and give the importance of various sub-disciplines in microbiology, such as

• bacteriology
• mycology
• parasitology
• immunology
• virology

7. Be able to define infectious disease and give examples of new (emerging) and old (recurring) infectious diseases and their importance in medicine.