Tutorial Sheet1: Intro

TUTORIAL SHEET 1

TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY

1.      Define Microbiology.

2.      What is a Microbe?

3.      Define Infection

4.      Describe the important contributions of the following notable scientists to microbiology.

a.       Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)

b.      Francesco Redi (1626-1697)

c.       Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729-1799)

d.      Edward Jenner (1749-1823)

e.       Girolamo Fracastoro (1478-1553)

f.        John Snow (1813-1858)

g.      Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)

h.      Robert Koch (1843-1910)

i.        Emil von Behring (1854-1917)

j.        Sir William Alexander Fleming (1881-1955):

5.      Outline the Importance of Microbiology in Nursing