First week of Microbiology class :)
Hello everyone!
I am now officially a freshman in Universiti Putra Malaysia in Serdang and now taking Bachelor Sciences (Honours) Microbiology in Faculty of Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences. This is my first week in class and this blog is especially for BMY3101 Microbiology I subject.
This week, we have our first class with Dr. Wan Zuhainis Saad, which is our lecture for this subject. We had a briefing on what we're going to learn in this subject. Microbiology is specifically a subject that is related to a living things that is called microorganisms and we cannot see it with our naked eyes. This microbe can be found everywhere such as the environment, in our body system, making foods and even decomposing the waste materials.
We have learnt about the general characteristic of Algae, Archaea, Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa and Virus. These microbes have their own characteristics and morphology. We can identify it by their size, shape and cell activity. Algae, Fungi and Protozoa are belongs to the eukaryotes, whereas Archaea, Bacteria and Virus are belongs to the prokaryotes. These microorganism is applicable in many sector such as agriculture, environment, food, genetic engineering, immunology and medical.
We have learnt about the general characteristic of Algae, Archaea, Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa and Virus. These microbes have their own characteristics and morphology. We can identify it by their size, shape and cell activity. Algae, Fungi and Protozoa are belongs to the eukaryotes, whereas Archaea, Bacteria and Virus are belongs to the prokaryotes. These microorganism is applicable in many sector such as agriculture, environment, food, genetic engineering, immunology and medical.
Another extra thing that we learnt is about the largest bacteria in the world that is called Thiomargarita namibiensis. This microbe is called the sulfur pearl of Namibia since it was found in the sea of Namibia. The bacteria needs sulfur to survive and grow as it is from a sulfur granule that is yellowish white in colour.
We also learnt about the history of microbiology. The Father of Microbiologist is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek who is a Dutch businessman and scientist. He discovered the protozoa and called them "animalcules" and contributed in improving the microscopes to view the microorganisms.
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| Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Father of Microbiologist |
Another famous scientist is Edward Jenner, who was an English doctor and he is called the Father of Immunology as he was the pioneer of smallpox vaccination.
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| Edward Jenner, Father of Immunology |
That's all for this week class. See you next time!
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