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34 Cards in this Set
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Aerobes
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Bacteria that requires oxygen to grow
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Anaerobes
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Bacteria that grows in the absence of oxygen and are destroyed by oxygen.
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Bacilli
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Rod-shaped bacteria that cause tuberculosis and other diseases
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Candida
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A yeast commonly found in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, female genital tract, and sometimes the skin.
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Chancre
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A painless ulcerating sore.
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Cocci
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Sperical bacterial cells that reproduce by dividing into two. (singular, coccus).
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Creutzfelt-jakob disease
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Rare chronic brain disease with onset in middle to late life (40 to 60 years).
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Endospore
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A resistant, dormant structure formed inside of some bacteria that can withstand adverse conditions.
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Faculative anaerobes
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Organisms that can grow with or without oxygen.
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Fungi
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Plants, such as mushrooms, yeast, and molds, that lack chlorophyll.(singular,fungas)
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Gram Negative
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Classification of bacteria that do not hold a dye stain under a microscope.
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Gram positive
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Classification of bacteria that hold a dye stain and appear dark purple under a microscope.
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Gram's stain
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Four-step staining process developed by Hans Christian Gram and used to separate bacteria into groups.
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Gram variable
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Classification of bacteria that are not consistently stained.
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H1N1
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A form of swine influenza virus.
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Herpesvirus
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A virus that causes infections in humans, such as herpes, cytomegalovirus, chickepox, shingles, mononucleosis, measles, and Kaposi's sarcoma.
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Latent
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Dormant
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Microbiology
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The study of microorganisms.
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Nonpathogenic
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Pertaining to microorganisms that do not produce disease.
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Oral candidiasis
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Candida yeast infection of the oral mucosa.
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Pandemic
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A condition that occurs throughout the people of a country or the world.
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Pathogens
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Disease-producing microorganisms.
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Percutaneous
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Through the skin, such as a neddle stick, a cut, or a human bite.
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Petri Plate
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A small, flat dish made of thin glass or plastic that contains sterile solid medium for the culture of microorganisms; also called Petri Dish.
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Prions
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infectious particles of protiens that lack nucleic acids.
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Protozoa
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Single-celled microscopic animals without a rigid cell wall.
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Provirus
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Virus that is hidden during the latency period.
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Spirochetes
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Spiral-shaped bacteria.
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Staphylococci
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Cocci that form irregular groups or clusters.
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Tyndallization
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Intermittent, or fractional, sterilzation.
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Virulent
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Capable of causing serious disease.
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Viruses
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Ultramicroscopdeic infectious agents that contain DNA or RNA.
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Streptococci
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cocci that form chains as they divide.
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
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type 1 of staph infection that is resistant to several common antibiotics.
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