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Bacterial or fungal species that recycle materials from dead organisms.
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Decomposers
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A liquid nutrient solution for growing microbes.
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broth
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An antimicrobial substance produced by some fungal and bacterial species that inhibits other microorganisms.
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antibiotic
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A microscopic form of life including bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa.
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microorganism
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Referring to a microorganism composed of single cells having a single chromosome but no cell nucleus or nuclear membrane envelope.
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prokaryotic
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The scientific study of bacterial organisms.
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Bacteriology
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A immunological defensive process in which bacteria or viruses can be taken into white blood cells.
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Phagocytosis
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A set of procedures by which a specific organism can be related to a specific disease.
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Koch's postulates
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The use of microorganisms to help remove or decontaminate toxic wastes and other products in the environment.
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Bioremediation
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The group of microorganisms composed of the protozoa and algae.
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Protista
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An accumulation or colony of microorganisms of one type.
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pure culture
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The doctrine that organisms could arise from nonliving matter, such as through putrefaction and decay.
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Spontaneus generation
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An organism in the protista group that carries out photosynthesis.
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algae
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The complete set of genes in a virus or organism.
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genome
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A controlled heating process that destroys pathogens in a fluid such as milk.
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pasteurization
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A particle of nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat; neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic.
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virus
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The scientific study of the fungi.
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mycology
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he tiny, living "animals" seen by Leeuwenhoek.
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anamalcules
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An antibody preparation produced in an immunized animal.
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antitoxin
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The process by which some bacterial species convert nitrogen gas into ammonia.
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nitrogen fixation
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An ill-defined entity generally referring to an altered chemical quality of the atmosphere that was incorrectly thought to cause disease.
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miasma
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Referring to a cell or organism containing a cell nucleus with chromosomes and a nuclear membrane envelope.
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eukaryotic
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The use of antimicrobial chemicals to kill microorganisms.
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chemotherapy
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A visible mass of bacterial cells growing on a culture plate.
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colony
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A disease-causing infectious agent.
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pathogen
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The concept stating that some microorganisms are responsible for infectious diseases.
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germ theory
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A complex community of microbes that being attached to a surface act differently than as individuals.
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biofilm
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A common name for a microorganism that causes disease.
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germ
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The use of chemicals as disinfection agents on the skin surface.
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antisepsis
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The group of microorganisms that includes the molds and yeasts.
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fungi
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