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Flagella |
Whiplike tail of many bacteria that help move around in most conditions |
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Aerobe |
Any organism that uses oxygen for respiration |
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Antibiotic |
Chemicals produced by some bacteria that are used to limit the growth of other bacteria |
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Toxin |
Poisonious substance produced by some pathogens |
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Saphrophyte |
Organism that feeds on dead or decaying tissues of other organisms |
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Endosphore |
Thick-walled protective structure produced by a pathogen when conditions are unfavorable for survival |
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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria |
Bacteria and that converts nitrogen in the air into forms that can be used by plants and animals |
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Vaccine |
Preparation made from killed bacteria or damaged particles from bacterial cell walls that can prevent some bacterial diseases |
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Pathogen |
Disease producing organism |
