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chemotherapy
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treatment with chemical substances
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antibiotic
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an antimicrobial agent, usually produced naturally by a bacterium or fungus.
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aseptic techniques
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laboratory techniques used to minimize contamination
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bacteriology
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the scientific study of prokaryotes, including bacteria and archaea
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pathogen
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a disease-causing organism
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cell theory
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all living organisms are composed of cells and arise from preexisting cells.
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bioremediation
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the use of microbes to remove an environmental pollutant
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immunology
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the study of a host's specific defenses to a pathogen
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alga (pl. algae)
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a photosynthetic eukaryote; maybe unicellular, filamentous, or multicellular but lack the tissues found in plants
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fungus (pl. fungi)
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an organism that belongs to the Kingdom Fungi;a eukaryotic absorptive chemoheterotroph
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immunity
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the body's defense against particular pathogenic microorganisms;also called specific resistance
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archaea
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prokaryotic cells lacking peptidoglycan; one of the three domains
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genetic engineering
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manufacturing and manipulating genetic material in vitro; also called recombinant DNA technology
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RECOMBINANT DNA
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A DNA MOLECULE PRODUCED BY RECOMBINANTION
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GENUS (pl. GENERA)
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THE FIRST NAME OF THE SCIENTIFIC NAME (BINOMIAL); THE TAXON BETWEEN FAMILY AND SPECIES
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BIOGENESIS
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THE THEORY THAT LIVING CELLS ARISE ONLY FROM PREEXISTING CELLS.
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PROKARYOTE
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A CELL WHOSE GENETIC MATERIAL IS NOT ENCLOSED IN A NUCLEAR ENVELOPE
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GENE THERAPY
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TREATING A DISEASE BY REPLACING ABNORMAL GENES
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PASTEURIZATION
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THE PROCESS OF MILD HEATING TO KILL SPOILAGE MICROORGANISMS OR PATHOGENS
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PROTOZOAN (pl. PROTOZOA)
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UNICELLULAR EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS; USUALLY CHEMOHETEROTROPHIC
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SYNTHETIC DRUG
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A CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENT THAT IS PREPARED FROM CHEMICALS IN A LABORATORY
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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THE SCIENCE DEALING WITH DNA AND PROTEIN SYSNTHESIS OF LIVING ORGANISMS
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VIRUS
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A SUBMICROSCOPIC, PARASITIC, FILTERABLE AGENT CONSISTING OF A NEUCLEIC ACID SURROUNDED BY A PROTEIN COAT
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ECOLOGY
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THE STUDY OF THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANISMS AND WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT
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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE (EID)
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A NEW OR CHANGING DISEASE THAT IS INCREASING OR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE IN INCIDENCE IN THE NEAR FUTURE
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GERM THEORY OF DISEASE
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THE PRINCIPLE THAT MICROORGANISMS CAUSE DISEASE
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SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
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THE IDEA THAT LIFE COULD ARISE SPONTANEOUSLY FROM NONLIVING MATTER
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EUKARYOTE
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A CELL HAVING DNA INSIDE A DISTINCT MEMBRANE-ENCLOSED NUCLEUS
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SPECIFIC EPITHET
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THE SECOND OR SPECIES NAME WITHIN A SCIENTIFIC BINOMIAL
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VIROLOGY
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THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF VIRUSES
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BACTERIA
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KINGDOM OF PROKARYOTIC ORGANISMS, CHARACTERIZED BY PEPTIDOGLYCAN WALLS; BACTERIUM (SINGULAR) WHEN REFERRING TO A SINGLE ORGANISM
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MYCOLOGY
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THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF FUNGI
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HELMINTH
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A PARASITIC ROUNDWORM OR FLATWORM
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PARASITOLOGY
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THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF PARASITES(PROTOZOA AND PARASITIC WORMS)
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NORMAL MICROBIOTA
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THE MICROORGANISMS THAT COLONIZE A HOST WITHOUT CAUSING DISEASE; ALSO CALLED NORMAL FLORA
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BIOTECHNOLOGY
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THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF MICROORGANISMS, CELLS, OR CELL COMPONENTS TO MAKE A USEFUL PRODUCT
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FERMENTATION
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THE ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION OF CARBOHYDRATES IN WHICH THE FINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTOR IS AN ORGANIC MOLECULE, ATP IS SYNTHESIZED BY SUBSTRATE-LEVEL PHOSPHORLYATION, AND 02 IS NOT REQUIRED
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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A DISEASE IN WHICH PATHOGENS INVADE A SUSCEPTIBLE HOST AND CARRY OUT AT LEAST PART OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE IN THE HOST
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GENOMICS
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THE STUDY OF GENES AND THEIR FUNCTION
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MICROORGANISM
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A LIVING ORGANISM TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE; INCLUDES BACTERIA, FUNGI,PROTOZOA, AND MICROSCOPIC ALGAE; ALSO INCLUDES VIRUSES
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SPECIES
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THE MOST SPECIFIC LEVEL IN THE TAXONOMIC HIERARCHY
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KOCH'S POSTULATES
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CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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