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Virus574 |
a non-living particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids |
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Capsid |
the protein coat surrounding a virus |
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Bacteriophage |
viruses that infect bacteria |
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Lytic Infection |
when a virus enters a bacteria cell, makes |
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Lysogenic Infection |
in which a host cell is not immediately taken over |
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Prophage |
bacteriophage DNA that becomes embedded in the bacterial host's DNA |
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Retrovirus |
HIV belongs to this group of RNA viruses |
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Prokaryote |
the smallest and most abundant of these microorganisms |
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Bacillus |
rod-shaped prokaryotes |
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Coccus |
spherical prokaryotes |
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Spirillum |
spiral and corkscrew-shaped prokaryotes |
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Binary Fission |
when a prokaryote has grown so that it has nearly doubled in size, it replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical cells |
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Endospore |
a thick internal wall that encloses the DNA and a protein of the cytoplasm |
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Conjugation |
a hollow bridge forms between two bacterial cells, and genetic material, usually in the form of a plasmid, moves from one cell to the other |
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Pathogen |
disease-causing agents |
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Vaccine |
a preparation of weakened or killed pathogens or inactive toxins |
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Antibiotic |
block the growth and reproduction of bacteria |
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Emerging Disease |
an unknown disease that appears in a population for the first time or a well-known disease that becomes harder to control |
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Prion |
protein infectious particles |