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Introduction BIO 411 Medical Microbiology

The Prophet’s View of Education • “You are all in school. Do not waste your time. This is a time of great opportunity that you will never have again as long as you live. Make the most of it right now…. • “…you can’t afford to waste your time. There is so much to learn. Give it the very best that you have.” – Gordon B. Hinckley

Syllabus • So what are we going to learn about this semester? • Syllabus • What does it take to succeed in Bro. Wray’s class? • First Assignment – Elder Eyring Article

Medical Microbiology Chapter 1 Intro. to Medical Microbiology

Intro. to Medical Microbiology • History of Microbiology • Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1674) • Friedrich Henle (1840) – Germ Theory of Disease • Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur (late 1800’s) • Alexander Fleming (1928) - Penicillin

Intro. to Medical Microbiology • Groups of Microorganisms • Viruses • DNA or RNA genome • Protein coat (capsid) • Some have a membrane envelope • Obligate intracellular parasites • Pathogenesis • Diseases?

Intro. to Medical Microbiology • Bacteria • Prokaryotic organisms • Peptidoglycan cell wall • Gram + and Gram – • Cell shapes and arrangements • Pathogenesis - toxins • Diseases?

Intro. to Medical Microbiology • Fungi • Eukaryotic • Yeasts, molds, dimorphic fungi • Diseases? • Parasites

Intro. to Medical Microbiology • Microbial Disease • Most organisms don’t cause a single disease • Staphylococcus aureus, meningitis, etc. • Few microbes are always pathogenic • Exogenous infections vs. endogenous infections • Normal Flora

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