MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY (MICP112)

TRANSCRIBER: MIA FRANCE SALVADOR BSN 1-YB-1

MODULE 1: LOUIS PASTEUR (1822–1895)

MICROBIOLOGY
Microbiology is the study of the biology of microscopic
organisms - viruses, bacteria, algae, fungi, slime molds,
and protozoa.  require oxygen) and “anaerobes” (organisms
PARASITOLOGY
Parasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts, and
the relationship between them.
ORGANISMS THAT MAKE-UP THE
MICROBIAL WORLD
GERM
GERM is derived from the Latin word germen, which
means to sprout or germinate. First applied to bacteria in
the nineteenth century to explain disease-causing cells
that grew quickly.
MICROBES
MICROBES, often known as microorganisms, are
microscopic living organisms that are visible only with a
microscope
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY is the study of all living organisms
that are too small to be visible with the naked eye. This
includes bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, prions, protozoa
and algae, collectively known as microbes.
• Discovered forms of life that could exist in the
absence of oxygen. He
introduced the terms “aerobes” (organisms that
that do not require oxygen).
• Developed a process (today known as
pasteurization) to kill microbes that were
causing wine to spoilage
• Developed a vaccine to prevent rabies in dogs
and successfully used the vaccine to treat human
rabies.
• Discovered what occurs during alcoholic
fermentation. He also demonstrated that different
types of microbes produce different fermentation
products. For example, yeasts convert the
glucose in grapes to ethyl alcohol (ethanol) by
fermentation, but certain contaminating
bacteria, such as Acetobacter, convert glucose to
acetic acid (vinegar) by fermentation, thus,
ruining the taste of the wine.

EVOLUTION OF MICROBIOLOGY
THE DEVELOPMENT OF
MICROBIOLOGY
PIONEERS IN THE SCIENCE OF
MICROBIOLOGY
ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK
(1632–1723)
Referred to as the “Father of Microbiology,” the “Father
of Bacteriology,” and the “Father of Protozoology”.
As a hobby, he ground tiny glass lenses, which he
mounted in small metal frames, thus creating what today
are known as single-lens microscopes or simple
microscopes. In many of these specimens, he observed
various tiny living creatures, which he called
“animalcules.”