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Microbiology

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Microbiology

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A branch of biology studying microscopic forms of life (as bacteria, protozoans, viruses, and fungi).

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Pathogens

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Microbes that cause disease

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Bacteria

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single-celled spherical or spiral or rod-shaped prokaryotic organisms that reproduce by fission

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Virus

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A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.

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Antibiotics

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Drugs that block the growth and reproduction of bacteria

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Protozoa

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animal-like protists

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Antibodies

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Y-shaped Proteins that attach to antigens, calling over white blood cells to get rid of the pathogen

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White Blood Cells

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Blood cells that perform the function of destroying disease-causing microorganisms in the immune system

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Epidemic

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outbreak of a rapidly spreading disease

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Pandemic

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A worldwide outbreak of disease.

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Antibiotic resistance

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when a bacterium no longer is affected or killed by an antibiotic; ex. a "superbug"

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COVID-19

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COronaVIrus Disease from 2019 caused by SARS-CoV-2

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SARS-CoV-2

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severe acute respiratory syndrome corona VIRUS #2 that causes COVID-19

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MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

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Infection that is resistant to certain antibiotics; commonly found on the skin and starts as small, red bumps

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Alexander Fleming

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discovered Penicillin

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Antigen

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A protein found on cells and viruses that triggers the production of an antibody

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gram negative

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Describing the group of bacteria that have a cell wall that contains less peptidoglycan (thinner yet complex)

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gram positive

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Describing the group of bacteria that have a cell wall that contains more peptidoglycan (thicker yet simpler)

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microorganism

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a small organism that you need the help of a microscope to view it

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petri dish

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a shallow dish used to culture bacteria

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Agar

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a gel-like substance used for culturing (growing) microbes; extracted from certain seaweed

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colony

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a visible group of millions of bacteria growing on a solid medium, coming from from a single microorganism

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Bacillus

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Rod shaped bacteria

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Cocci

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spherical shaped bacteria

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Spirilli

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spiral shaped bacteria

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Anaerobic

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bacteria that do not require oxygen to survive; ex. in gums

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Aerobic

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Bacteria that require oxygen for survival

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Archaea

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One of two prokaryotic domains, the other being Bacteria; related closer to eukaryotes; extremeophiles

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bacterium

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singular form of bacteria

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capsule, cell wall, plasma membrane

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3 outer layers of bacteria cells from out to in

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peptidoglycan

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A protein-carbohydrate compound that makes the cell walls of bacteria rigid; archaea do not have any

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vaccine

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preventative substance prepared from killed or weakened pathogens and introduced into a body to produce immunity

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examples of bacteria

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Salmonella, E Coli, Listeria

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examples of plant-like protists

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diatoms, phytoplankton, algae

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examples of protozoa

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amoeba, paramecium, euglena

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examples of microscopic fungi

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yeast, mold, ringworm

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zone of inhibition

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Region around an antiseptic chemical saturated disc, where bacteria are unable to grow

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binary fission

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A form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size

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scientific name

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The name given to each species, consisting of its Genus and its species label; ex. Staphylococcus aureus

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incubator

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An apparatus in which petri dishes are kept warm for optimal microbe growth

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examples of viruses

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herpes, influenza, Zika

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Pasteurization

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treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens

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safranin

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Pink colored stain used in gram stain for gram-negative

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crystal violet

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purple colored stain in gram staining for gram-positive