Introduction to Microbiology

Based on the Lectures of BD Jimenez and Tortora

Presented by: Philip Noel O. Banaag II
Nitrifying bacteria
• Nitrosomonas oxidizes ammonia into nitrite as a metabolic
process. Nitrosomonas are useful in bioremediation. They are
important in the nitrogen cycle by increasing the availability of
nitrogen to plants while limiting carbon dioxide fixation. The genus is
found in soil, freshwater, and on building surfaces, especially in areas
that contains high levels of nitrogen compounds.
Germ Theory
• The germ theory of disease states that some diseases are caused
by microorganisms. These small organisms, too small to see
without magnification, invade humans, animals, and other living
hosts.
Contagion and Infection
• Contagion - the process by which a disease is passed from one person
or animal to another by touching
: a disease that can be passed from one person or animal to another by
touching : a contagious disease

• Infection is the invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-

causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues
to these organisms and the toxins they produce. Infectious disease,
also known as transmissible disease or communicable disease, is
illness resulting from an infection.
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