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Humans and the Microbial WorldChapter 1
Current Microbial ThreatsMeasles (vaccine preventable)
Polio (vaccine preventable)
Whooping cough (pertussis; vaccine preventable)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS CoV)
Malaria
Yellow fever virus
West nile virus
Tuberculosis
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; AIDS)
Hepatitis C virus
Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
H5N1 Avian Influenza
Nipah virus
Hospitals
1.1 The World of Microorganisms
Spontaneous Generation: Life from nonliving materials
Disproved by Francesco Redi in late 1600s
Showed that worms which appeared on rotting meat were from fly eggs
Disproved again by Louis Pasteur in mid 1800s
Showed that appearance of microbes in sterilized media was from air-borne bacteria
Showed that sterilized materials remained sterile if kept isolated from the external environment
1.2 Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Microorganisms cannot be seen without the aid of a microscope
There are more than 200,000 known microbes
Exist in virtually any environment that has water
Exhibit tremendous biodiversity
Compose the largest biomass group of living organisms