PDF-Understanding microbial life has been

1 instrumental in the development of food and medicine for hundreds of years From humble beginnings in the production of beer wine and kim chee modern human understanding of microbes may point. Updated: January 2015. By Jerald D. . H. endrix. Microbial Classification . and Taxonomy. Classification Systems. Levels of Classification. Definition of “Species”. Nomenclature. Useful Properties in Microbial Classification. A. Metabolism. 1. Anabolism. A) synthesis reactions (building up). 2. Catabolism. A) lysis reactions (breaking down). B. Enzymes. 1. proteins that facilitate chemical reactions. Microbial Metabolism. Microbial food spoilage occurs as a consequence of either microbial growth in a food or release of extracellular and intracellular(following cell . lysis. ) . enzymes in the food environment.. Signs of spoilage of different types of food:. THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF MICROBIAL LIFE. HOW DID LIFE ORIGINATE?. SPONTANEOUS GENERATION. LIFE ARISING FROM NON-LIVING MATTER. LONG BELIEVED AS THE ACCEPTED EXPLANATION OF ORIGINATION OF LIFE. EXPERIMENTS EVENTUALLY SHOWED IT TO BE IMPOSSIBLE. Ignaz. . Semmelweis. and Joseph Lister developed the first microbial control methods.. Mid 1800s. Before aseptic surgical techniques ~10% of all deaths were due to nosocomial infections. Delivering mothers as high as 25% death rate. A. Metabolism. 1. Anabolism. A) synthesis reactions (building up). 2. Catabolism. A) lysis reactions (breaking down). B. Enzymes. 1. proteins that facilitate chemical reactions. Microbial Metabolism. A. Microbial Reproduction. 1. binary (transverse) fission. A) parent cell enlarges and duplicates all its genetic material. B) DNA copies move to opposite ends of parent and attach to a section of the cell membrane as it begins to pinch together at the center. A. Structure of DNA. 1. discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. 2. stores genetic information for the production of proteins. 3. composed of nucleotides. A) a nucleotide is composed of a nitrogenous base, sugar, and phosphate. In the Environment. Table 9.1 Terminology of Microbial Control. Figure 9.1 A plot of microbial death rate.. Basic Principles of Microbial Control. Action of Antimicrobial Agents. Alteration of cell walls and membranes. Microbiology. Microbial Growth. Microbial requirements for growth:. 1. . Physical. A. . Temperature. Optimal growth temperature. Permissible range. human pathogens optimal = . 37°C. Microbial Growth. Elizabeth Golden. EBIO 4100, Winter Ecology, Spring 2013. Mountain Research Station, University of Colorado, Boulder. Introduction. Snow pack. Provides insulation . (Halfpenny and . Ozanne. 1989). . 1. . Discovered . by James Watson and Francis Crick . in 1953. 2. . Stores . genetic information for the production of proteins. 3. . Composed . of nucleotides. A) . A . nucleotide is composed of a nitrogenous base, . Loren Hauser. Miriam Land. Yun-Juan Chang. Frank Larimer. Doug Hyatt. Cynthia Jeffries. NEB Educational Support. 2. http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/course_support.asp?. Why study Computational Biology. . Growth: . A. n . increase in cell number, not in cell size. .. Bacteria . grow and divide by binary fission, a rapid and relatively simple process. .. Phases . of Growth Bacterial Growth Curve : . When .