Microbiology - Chapter #1

6. French Chemist that introduced the terms fermentation and pasteurization, along with vaccines for treatment of diseases like rabies in both humans and animals; credited for numerous innovations that advanced immunology and microbiology
9. a handheld tool that ends in a small wire loop; major tool in microbiology
10. used to grow microbes in broth, or semisolid or solid growth media
11. produce magnified images of microorganisms, human cells and tissues
13. used to add color to microbes so they can be better observed under a microscope

1. huge sewer that washed away waste into the Tiber river and is currently characterized as the oldest sewage system in the world
2. first person to view microorganisms under the microscope, and is also the first person to develop a lens powerful enough to view microbes
3. German physician that proved a connection between isolated microbes and human diseases; discovered the bacterias anthrax (Bacillus anthracis), cholera (Vibrio cholera), tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
4. proposed the idea that disease can actually be caused by minute creatures living in swamps
5. believed in the idea that diseases had a natural cause and is also recognized as the father of Western medicine
7. discovered the concept of immunity after closely examining the Plague of Athens
8. used to grow microorganisms in a lab setting
12. a Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician who is also known as the father of binomial nomenclature