EDEXCEL Microorganisms and Disease Booklet
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Contents
Foreward and Introduction
Foundation and Higher Tier Content
Definitions
Structure and Reproduction of Microorganisms
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Louis Pasteur
The Spread and Control of Disease
Tuberculosis
Measles
Antisepsis
Joseph Lister
Safe Food and Water
Sewage treatment
Food poisoning
Salmonella
Antibiotics
Alexander Fleming
Mode of action of antibiotics
Penicillin
Higher Tier Content
The Body's Defence against Bacteria and Viruses
The immune response
Production of vaccines
Monoclonal antibodies
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Practical Work
Preamble.
1. Testing milk for freshness.
2. A look at personal hygiene.
3. Testing the effect of antibiotics on bacteria.
4. Culturing bacteria from different sources.
5.Testing solid surfaces for microorganisms
Literature
Other Resource Material
Useful Addresses
Edexcel Biotechnology booklet