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| A disease that can be transmitted to humans from animals |
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| Antibiotic resistance is a type of drug resistance where a microorganism is able to survive exposure to an antibiotic |
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| the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems. |
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| A microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles |
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| Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma... |
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| A methane-producing bacterium |
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| An organism, esp. a microorganism, that grows in saline conditions |
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| archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures |
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1.A disease-causing bacterium.
2.A rod-shaped bacterium. |
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| Any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium |
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| A bacterium (genus Spirillum) with a rigid spiral structure, found in stagnant water and sometimes causing disease |
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| A bacterium of a genus (Streptococcus) that includes the agents of souring of milk and dental decay, and hemolytic pathogens causing... |
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| A bacterium of a genus (Staphylococcus) that includes many pathogenic kinds that cause pus formation, esp. in the skin and mucous membranes |
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| (of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method. |
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| of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method |
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| A medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms |
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| A genetic structure in a cell that can replicate independently of the chromosomes, typically a small circular DNA strand in the cytoplas... |
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1.A small case or container, esp. a round or cylindrical one.
2.A small, soluble case of gelatin containing a dose of medicine, swallowed whole |
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| hair: any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal |
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1.A resistant asexual spore that develops inside some bacteria cells.
2.The inner layer of the membrane or wall of some spores and pollen grains |
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| An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances. |
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| An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide. |
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| An organism, typically a plant, obtaining energy from sunlight as its source of energy to convert inorganic materials into organic materials for use in cellular functions such as biosynthesis and respiration. |
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| Chemotrophs are organisms that obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environments. These molecules can be organic... |
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| An obligate aerobe is an aerobic organism that requires oxygen to grow. Through cellular respiration, these organisms use oxygen to... |
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| A facultative anaerobic organism is an organism, usually a bacterium, that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present but is... |
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| An obligate aerobe is an aerobic organism that requires oxygen to grow. Through cellular respiration, these organisms use oxygen to... |
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1.The science of the causes and effects of diseases, esp. the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of...
2.Pathological features considered collectively; the typical behavior of a disease. |
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| A toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surroundings |
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| A toxin present inside a bacterial cell and released when the cell disintegrates, and sometimes responsible for the symptoms of a... |
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| A virus that parasitizes a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing inside it. |
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| Any RNA virus that inserts a DNA copy of its genome into the host cell in order to replicate, e.g., HIV. |
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| Binary fission, or prokaryotic fission, is the form of asexual reproduction and cell division used by all prokaryotes, some protozoa,... |
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1.A resistant asexual spore that develops inside some bacteria cells.
2.The inner layer of the membrane or wall of some spores and pollen grains. |
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1.The formation or existence of a link or connection between things, in particular.
2.The temporary union of two bacteria or unicellular organisms for the exchange of genetic material |
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1.A thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance.
2.A metamorphosis during the life cycle of an animal. |
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| (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage. |
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| A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease. |
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| A medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms. |
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| A staining technique for the preliminary distinction of bacteria between two categories (Gram-positive and Gram-negative). |
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| (pilus) hair: any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal |
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