CALS Farm and Industry Short Course Program: Farm Microbiology: Outlines

SECTION 3.
General Survey of Important Microorganisms:
Prokaryotes (Bacteria & Archae) and
Eucaryotes (Protozoa and the Microscopic Fungi and Algae)

1. Bacteria and Archae.
   
   
   1. Overview of some of the important groups: SEE TABLE on special page.
      
      
   2. Some special notes (comments, additions, etc.) concerning the organisms on the table:
      
      
      1. Enterics, lactics, and pseudomonads – meaning of these designations plus some additional features:
         
         
         1. Enteric Bacteria (or just "enterics").
            
            
         2. Lactic Acid Bacteria (or just "lactics").
            
            
         3. Pseudomonads.
            
            
      2. What are coliforms?
         
         
      3. Escherichia coli:
         
         
         1. Habitat.
            
            
         2. Use as indicator organism.
            
            
         3. Use as experimental organism.
            
            
         4. Close relationship to Shigella.
            
            
         5. Pathogenicity of E. coli.
            
            
      4. What is a serotype?
         
         
         1. For precise identification.
            
            
         2. O and H antigens.
            
            
         3. Examples.
            
            
      5. Bioterrorism concerns.
         
         
         1. Yersinia pestis.
            
            
         2. Bacillus anthracis.
            
            
      6. Antibiotic-producing bacteria.
         
         
         1. Streptomyces.
            
            
         2. Others.
            
            
   3. (Additional information from the course given in 2002 inserted at this point in the web notes for this section.)
      
      
2. Protozoa.
   
   
   1. General.
      
      
   2. Nutrition.
      
      
   3. Distribution and ecology.
      
      
   4. Associations with humans.
      
      
      1. Malaria – Plasmodium.
         
         
      2. Trypanosomiasis (also known as sleeping sickness) – Trypanosoma.
         
         
      3. Amoebic dysentery – Entamoeba histolytica.
         
         
      4. Giardiasis – Giardia lamblia.
         
         
      5. Cryptosporidiosis – Cryptosporidum.
         
         
3. The Microscopic Fungi.
   
   
   1. General facts on fungi.
      
      
   2. Molds.
      
      
      1. Appearance.
         
         
         1. General.
            
            
         2. Vegetative structure.
            
            
         3. Fruiting bodies (asexual reproductive spores).
            
            
      2. Nutrition.
         
         
      3. Conditions favoring growth.
         
         
      4. Life cycle.
         
         

         
         
         Asexual life cycle of a mold (Penicillium)

      5. Distribution and ecology.
         
         
      6. Associations with humans – beneficial and harmful.
         
         
         1. Antibiotics.
            
            
         2. Cheese ripening.
            
            
         3. Biodegradation.
            
            
         4. Disease.
            
            
         5. Mycotoxins.
            
            
         6. Spoilage and deterioration.
            
            
   3. Yeasts.
      
      
      1. Appearance.
         
         
      2. Nutrition and growth.
         
         
      3. Conditions favoring growth.
         
         
      4. Distribution and ecology.
         
         
      5. Associations with humans – beneficial and harmful.
         
         
         1. Useful fermentations.
            
            
            1. Overall process.
               
               
            2. Bread, beer, wine and alcohol (gasohol).
               
               
         2. Feed yeasts.
            
            
         3. Spoilage.
            
            
         4. Disease.
            
            
4. The Microscopic Algae.
   
   
   1. General facts on algae.
      
      
   2. Nutrition.
      
      
   3. Distribution and ecology.
      
      
   4. Associations with humans.
      
      

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