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Microbiology |
The study of microbiology |
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Organism |
A living thing that ingests and breaks down food for energy and nutrients, excretes undigested food as waste and is capable of reproduction. |
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Microorganism |
A very small organism that lives outside and inside larger organisms such as the human body. It cannot be seen with an unaided eye. |
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Virus |
An infection caused by a microorganism. |
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Anthrax |
A disease caused by the microorganisms bacillius anthracis a bacterium that forms endospores and infiltrates the body by ingestion,s skin contact and inhalation. |
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Endospore |
A structure that is at rest and can be found in some bacteria. |
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Pathogenic microorganism |
An infection is caused by the infiltration of a disease causing microorganisms known as a pathogen. Some infect humans but not other animals and plants. Some that infect animals or plants also infect humans. |
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Mycobacterium |
Bacterium that causes tuberculousis. This bacteria affects the lung tissue when droplets of respiratory secretions or particles of dry septum from a person who is infected with the disease are inhaled by an infected person. |
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Yersina pestis |
A bacterial species causing plaque in humans, rodents and many other mammalian species and transmitted from rat to rat, and, from rat to humans by the rat flea. |
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Flora |
Microorganisms found in our intestines that assist in the digestion of food and play a critical role in the formation of vitamin such as vitamins D and K. They help by breaking down large molecules into smaller ones. |
