Any change (except those caused by injury) that affects an organism's normal function
The Father of Modern Bacteriology; established a stepwise protocol (postulates) to detect and confirm the cause of a disease
A gummy substance found outside the cell wall of bacteria that protects it from drying out and prevents certain substances from entering the cell
The name of the non-membrane bound region in a bacterium where the DNA is found
A thick yellowish fluid composed of leukocytes, bacteria, and broken cells; characteristic of infections
A type of sexual reproduction that involves a temporary union of two organisms or cells for the one-way transfer of genetic material
The method by which bacteria reproduce
An abnormal form of a protein normally found in cells; is smaller than a viroid; does not contain nucleic acid; possible cause of certain infectious diseases that affect the brain
Describes organisms that feed on dead organic material
Inhibits the growth of bacteria
A type of method of vaccination where all people within a certain area of an outbreak are vaccinated for that disease in order to contain it. AKA encirclement
Organism that live in areas of extremely high salt concentrations such as the Dead Sea
A form of bacterial genetic transfer in which the bacterial cells take up other bacteria's DNA that is free in the environment
An adjective that when placed before conditions such as anaerobe, aerobe or parasite indicates that that organism cannot survive without that condition
An asexual spore that forms within the cell membrane of a bacterium
A rod -shaped bacteria
A spherical or oval bacterium
White blood cells that isolate and attack pathogens in tissue
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A submicroscopic, noncellular particle composed of a nucleic acid core and a protein coat
A type of organism that breaks down dead organic matter into forms that can be used by other organisms
Poisonous substances produced by bacteria; cause a malfunctioning of cells , which in turn produces the symptoms of the disease
Extremely small, unicellular, prokaryotic organisms found in the kingdoms of Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
Insects or other arthropods that carry pathogens from one host organism to another
An agent that causes a disease
The protein coat surrounding a virus
Kills bacteria
One who studies microscopic organisms
A virus that parasitizes a bacterial cell
Enzymes produced by cells exposed to viruses that inhibit viral replication
The sequence of events or cycle whereby a virus replicates within a cell and eventually destroys the cell
A method of developing an immunity by exposing a person to either a weakened form of the disease or a similar disease that prevents the first disease from occurring
The ability of a virus to infect cells
Circulating proteins produced by blood cells to combat specific pathogens or their toxins
Describes a disease that is easily spread to others
A short single strand of circular DNA that has no capsid or envelope but is able to replicate once inside a host
A compound produced by the body and released as a part of an allergic reaction, resulting in inflammation
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