Discussion:
Microbiology and Major Events in its History
1. What does abiogenesis refer to and who finally settled the spontaneous generation debate?
2. List the roles of each of the following individuals in the development of microbiology: Koch, Pasteur, Lister, van Leeuwenhoek, Redi, Tyndall
3. What is the major criterion for placing bacteria into groups?
4. Which bacteria characteristically lack a cell wall?
5. Which prokaryotic cell structure is responsible for protein synthesis? Energy production?
6. Which eukaryotic cell structure is responsible for energy production? Packaging and secreting cellular materials?
7. What are the environmental factors that induce endospore formation and why?