How does microbiology relate to medicine?
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Microbiology is essential to the practice of medicine in many ways. The diagnosis and treatment of disease caused by microbes - i.e., infections - relies on the microbiology lab. Lab samples (urine, blood, wound swabs etc.) are sent for "culture and sensitivity" to find out what bacteria are present, and which antibiotics will kill them. \n\nHospital microbiologists are experts in knowing which bacteria are around, the best choice of antibiotics (and the route - oral or intravenous) for any given patient, and they are also invaluable in terms of infection control planning (to stop the spread of infections in hospitals, try to limit the development of antibiotic resistance, etc.) We call our microbiologist at least once a week, usually for advice on antibiotic coverage.\n\nHowever, if you're referring to the production of medications, microbiology is highly relevant in that some new meds are produced by bacteria using recombinant DNA technology. Bacteria and yeast are very easy to manipulate, in terms of their DNA. It is fairly straightforward to take the DNA that codes for a protein such as human insulin, snip it out of the human genome, stick it into the bacterial DNA, and then you have a colony of bacteria that will happily make lots of human insulin for patient use. (This is a huge improvement over extracting it from cows, for instance.) The "clot-busting drug" tPA (tissue plasminogen activator), used to treat strokes and heart attacks, is also made this way.
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hmm if you are looking for simplicity for a microbiology book, try to find   \nMicrobiology by Jacquelyn G. Black (2004) \n\ni absolutely love this book. i mean it make everything so simple and it has many great articles that relates how we can practice our microbiology knowledge to our normal daily lives. some of my friends say that the book is too simple but i loved it.
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well,a bacterial culture,or microbial culture,is a method of growing a microbial organism to determine what it is,its abundance in the sample being tested,or both.it is one of the primary diagnostic methods of microbiology.it is often used a tool to determine the cause of infectious disease by letting the agent multiply (reproduce) in predetermined media in laboratory.\nthe most common method of microbiological culture uses Petri dishes with a layer of agar-based growth medium in them to grow bacterial cultures.this is generally done inside of an incubator.\nthe term culture can also,though infrequently and informally,be used as a synonym for tissue culture,which involves the growth of cells or tissues explanted from a multi-cellular organism.
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This is a great source for you:\nhttp://www.blackwellpublishing.com/ogunseitan/student.asp\nEnjoy the microbes!\n;-D
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Virology, often considered a part of microbiology, is the study of biological viruses: their structure and classification, their ways to infect and exploit cells to reproduce and cause disease, and their potential uses in research and therapy.\n\nA major branch of virology is virus classification. Viruses can be classified according to the host cell they infect: animals, plants (plant viruses), or bacteria (bacteriophages). Another classification uses the geometrical shape of their capsid (often a regular polyhedron such as an icosahedron) or the virus' structure (e.g. presence or absence of a lipid envelope). The shape and structure of viruses can be studied with electron microscopy, with NMR spectroscopy, and most importantly with X-ray crystallography.\n\nDefinitions of immunology on the Web:\n\nThe study of all aspects of the immune system including its structure and function, disorders of the immune system, blood banking, immunization and organ transplantation.\nwww.als.net/als101/glossary.asp\n\nStudy of the body's natural defense mechanisms against disease.\nwww.harthosp.org/cancer/glossary.html\n\nthe study of the body’s immune system and its functions and disorders.\nuuhsc.utah.edu/healthinfo/adult/path/glossary.htm\n\nThe study of the body's immune system.\nwww.stjude.org/glossary\n\nstudy of how the body resists infection and certain other diseases. Knowledge gained in this field is important to those cancer treatments based on the principles of immunology.\nwww.mesothelioma-settlement-information.org/Mesothelioma_Legal_Glossary.php\n\nA science that deals with the immune system.\nwww.ifopa.org/glossary.html\n\nThe branch of medicine that is concerned with the structure and function of the immune system and laboratory techniques involving the interaction of antigens with specific antibodies.\nwww.kurlama.com/glossary/i.html\n\nThe science that concerns the body’s mechanisms for protecting itself from abnormal or foreign substances.\nwww.nationalmssociety.org/I%20-%20N.asp\n\nScience concerned with understanding the immune system and the many factors that are involved with producing both acquired and innate immunity.\nscience.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/diseases/other/glossary/act1-gloss3.htm\n\nThe science or study of the body's system for fighting infection\nwww.cancerbacup.org.uk/Cancertype/Childrenscancers/General/Sometermsexplained\n\nconcerned with the body's response to an invading foreign substance; deals with the entire immune system. Intensive Care — special medial facilities, services, and maintaining devices to meet the needs of gravely ill patients. Internal Medicine — deals with diseases of internal origin, those not usually treated surgically. Invasive Cardiology — tests involving puncture or incision of the skin or insertion of an instrument or foreign material into the heart or blood vessels.\nwww.oregonhealthcarecareers.net/glossary.html
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"Germ" is a layman's term used to describe any pathogen (infectious agent) that may cause disease.  It is synonymous with "bug" (as in stomach bug) or "microbe".  The word "germ" includes viruses, bacteria, and some fungus species.  \n\n"Virus" is a specific class of germs or microbes that require a living cell (e.g. a red blood cell, nasal mucosa) to replicate and are not considered independent living organisms. Viruses also differ from other germs in that they have no cell wall. Please read more about viruses in the link below.
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don't understand your question that much. but the scientists involved in microbiology are Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1676),  Ehrenberg (1828), Robert Hooke (1655), Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), Robert Koch (1843-1910), Martinus Beijerinck (1851-1931) and Sergei Winogradsky (1856-1953).
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That would be a two semester course in med or pharmacy school. I don't think the Yahoo managers would permit such a long answer to be posted.\n\nThere are different actions/mechanisms for each class of antibiotics.  They are given for bacterial infections of all sorts. Can you narrow the scope of the question any?  By the way, malaria is a protozoa, not bacterial, which is what antibiotics are directed against.
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http://www.emedicine.com/\nJournal of Clinical Microbiology http://jcm.asm.org/\nhttp://www.atcc.org/\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/\nhttp://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Microbial_Biorealm\nhttp://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/index.php\n\ni know there's more ...
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Hello,\nI have taken both of these classes and by faaaaaaaaaar human physiology is harder. I enjoyed micro so much in 2nd year that I took a 4th year pathogenesis class and now I'm starting my Masters in it.  Reasons why you ask..well, first of all, human physiology is all about memorizing pathways of molecules going here, going there, doing this, doing that.  You learn about all the chemical type things going on in your ENTIRE body, from the ingestion of food, how it's transported down into your stomach, how the stomach works, how the intestines work, all the reactions going on in your body, excretion system, all your glands, your muscles, how the heart works...it's just sooooo much information. I hated it. Hundreds and hundreds of molecules I just about lost it.  Micro (to me) is really interesting because you learn about how the smallest thing on earth can cause so many diseases.  There are also many things that are related between different microbial species which makes it easier when first trying to understand these things.  If you're into genetics and microbial diseases (there are so many you don't even know about), that type of thing..take micro. If you plan on being a doctor, take both.  If neither, do not take human phys! \nI hope that helps. Good luck!
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Yes, there is limited (but rapidly growing) medical literature on this.  Go to Pubmed and try a search with  terms such as: microflora, dysbiosis, arthritis, inflammation, and/or lipopolysacharrides (LPS).\n\nGood luck!
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biology is the study of living things
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everything! Particularly statistics,all forms of chemistry( organic and inorganic,biochemistry),algebra, anatomy \n and physiology, microbiology, biology, \nforeign languages,english. The entrance exam to\n apply for medical school has most of the above on\n it. It is called the MCAT(medical college admissions\n test). Typically you want to be a very well rounded student. Good luck! happy studying!
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Almost correct.\nPharmacology is the study of drugs, both chemical and natural, and their composition, uses, dosages, interactions, effects and metabolism.\nPharmacognosy is the branch of pharmacology that deals with drugs in their crude or natural state and with medicinal herbs or other lifeforms.
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The use of microorganisms, such as bacteria or yeasts, or biological substances, such as enzymes, to perform specific industrial or manufacturing processes. Applications include the production of certain drugs, synthetic hormones, and bulk foodstuffs as well as the bioconversion of organic waste and the use of genetically altered bacteria in the cleanup of oil spills. \n\nThe application of the principles of engineering and technology to the life sciences; bioengineering. \nSee ergonomics.
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Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents (from newborn to age 18 or 19).