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1 Introduction to Microbiology
Dr. Sudheer Kher Prof & HOD, Dept of Microbiology

2 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

3 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

4 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

5 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

6 Louis Pasteur Introduced live vaccines – Jenner (Cow-pox vaccine) Antirabic vaccine Pasteur Institutes

7 Joseph Lister 1867 Prof of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmatory
Introduced Antiseptic Surgery Called Father of Antiseptic Surgery

8 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

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10 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

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