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acquired resistance
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type of bacterial resistance that results in a bacterium developing resistance to an antibiotic to which it was previously suspetiable
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bacteria
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single- celled organism that lack a nucleus or membrane bound organelles. many but not all cause disease
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bacteriology
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study of bacteria
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coccus
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sperically shaped bacterial cells
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gram -
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bacterial cells that do not trap purple stain within cell wall
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gram +
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bacterial cells that do trap purple stain within cell
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horizontal evolution
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acquisition of genes for resistance from another organism
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inherent resistance
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natural antibacterial resistance imported to a bacterium by its genetic makeup
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nitrogen fixation
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metabolic process in which bacteria use enzymes to convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia
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obligate pathogens
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pathogens that only associate with their host organism to cause disease
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spirilla
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bacteria classification that is sprial in shape
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symbiosis
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permanent close association between 2 or more organisms of differnet species
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vertical evolution
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a spontaneous mutation in the vacterial chromosome that imports resistance to a member of bacterial population
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