Introduction to Microbiology Dr. Sudheer Kher Prof & HOD, Dept of Microbiology
Introduction to Microbiology Dept of Microbiology Microbiology Clinical Microbiology Medical Microbilogy Scope & Branches of Microbiology Theory, Practicals, Exams Basic functioning of Micro Lab Universal Safety Precautions
Historical YEAR NAME ACHIEVEMENT 1st century BC Varo Concept of “Animalia minuta” 1546 Fracostorius Contagion- Cause of syphilis 1590 Jensen Hand lens 1683 Antony van Leeuwenhoek First Microscope “Animalcules” 1678 Robert Hook Compound microscope 1745 Needham (Priest) Abiogenesis 1836 Schulze & Schwan Air contains microbes 1840 Oliver Homes, Poet physician Contageousness & Puerperal fever 1846 Ignaz Semmelweis Cause, concept & prophylaxis of child-bed fever 1853 Augustino Bassi Silk worm disease due to a fungus
Louis Pasteur 1822-95 French chemist Disproved the theory of spontaneous generation of Microbes. Wine industry problem Father/Founder of Modern Microbiology Fermentation – a microbiological process Beer/Wine not produced without microbes
Louis Pasteur 1822-95 Methods & Techniques of cultivation Conclusive evidence of inf disease Introduced sterilization Tyndalization (Tyndal-1877) Studied Silkworm disease, anthrax, chicken cholera, hydrophobia
Louis Pasteur 1822-95 Introduced live vaccines – Jenner (Cow-pox vaccine) Antirabic vaccine Pasteur Institutes
Joseph Lister 1867 Prof of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmatory Introduced Antiseptic Surgery Called Father of Antiseptic Surgery
Robert Koch 1843-1910 German general practitioner Perfected bacteriological techniques Isolated pure cultures of bacteria for the first time Scientifically proved Anthrax bacilli as the cause of anthrax. Discovered tuberculous bacilli & Cholera vibrio. Father of Medical Microbiology Hypersensitivity
Historical YEAR NAME ACHIEVEMENT 1902 Walter Reed Yellow fever in Cuba – viral nature 1909 Landsteiner Polio transmission 1929 Alexander Fleming First antibiotic -Penicillin 1930 1934 Good pasture Ruska Virus cultivation 1941 Flury Use of Penicillin therapeutically