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Obligate anaerobe |
Cannot grow if oxygen is present |
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Facultative anaerobe |
Grows with or without oxygen and uses oxygen if present |
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Obligate aerobe |
Requires oxygen to grow |
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Microbial growth |
An increase in cell number |
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Biofilm |
A community of mixed microbes living together |
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Zoonotic |
Diseases that spread from animals to humans |
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Sterilization |
Eliminate all bacteria, viruses, and endospores |
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Superoxide dismutase and blank are enzymes that can detoxify harmful oxygen |
Catalase |
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Pandemic |
Occurs if an epidemic spreads to numerous countries |
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Polyenes |
The three main classes of drugs that targeted fungal plasma membranes are azoles,allyamines and |
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NAD Plus |
Acts like an electron shuttle |
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Amphibolic |
Metabolic pathways that have both catabolic and anabolic component |
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Bacteriostatic |
Inhibit the growth of bacteria but not kill it |
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Reduction |
A gain of electrons |
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Ethylene oxide |
Gaseous sterilant |
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Polymyxin |
Interacts with membrane phospholipids distort the cell surface and cause leakage of protein and nitrogenous bases |
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Ciprofloxacin |
Inhibits nucleic acid synthesis DNA gyrase |
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Sulfonamide |
Inhibits folic acid synthesis |
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Isoniazid |
Inhibits mycolic acid |
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Infectious dose - 50 |
Number of cells of variance needed to establish an infection in 50% of exposed host |
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Pasteurization |
A technique used to reduce microbes by appealing high heat for a short. Of time |
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Halophiles |
Microbes that thrive in high-salt environments |
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The maximum rate of cell division occurs during the blank growth phase |
Exponential |
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Mesophile |
An organism that grows best at 37 degrees Celsius |
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Holoenzyme |
Complete active enzyme with cofactor |
