Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach Cowan 4th
Microbiology - A branch of biology dealing especially with microscopic forms of life (as bacteria,
protozoans, viruses, and fungi).
Helminths - parasi c worms
Prokaryote - An organism whose cells do not have an enclosed nucleus, such as bacteria.
Eukaryote - A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Microbes - microscopic organisms
Acellular - Not made up of or containing cells
Pathogens - disease causing agents
Taxonomy - The scien fic study of how living things are classified
binomial nomenclature - A system for giving each organism a two-word scien fic name that consists of
the genus name followed by the species name
bacteria - Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing pep doglycan
infec ous disease - A disease that is caused by a pathogen and that can be spread from one individual
to another.
Organelle - specialized structure that performs important cellular func ons within a eukaryo c cell
Levels of taxonomic classifica on - Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Microbiology - A branch of biology dealing especially with microscopic forms of life (as bacteria,
protozoans, viruses, and fungi).
Helminths - parasi c worms
Prokaryote - An organism whose cells do not have an enclosed nucleus, such as bacteria.
Eukaryote - A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Microbes - microscopic organisms
Acellular - Not made up of or containing cells
Pathogens - disease causing agents
Taxonomy - The scien fic study of how living things are classified
binomial nomenclature - A system for giving each organism a two-word scien fic name that consists of
the genus name followed by the species name
bacteria - Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing pep doglycan
infec ous disease - A disease that is caused by a pathogen and that can be spread from one individual
to another.
Organelle - specialized structure that performs important cellular func ons within a eukaryo c cell
Levels of taxonomic classifica on - Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
