Study microorganisms and their impact on the environment.
The study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa.
The type of microorganism that lacks a nucleus.
A protein coat surrounding the genetic material of a virus.
The process by which bacteria reproduce asexually.
The ability of a microorganism to cause disease.
The type of microorganism that has a well-defined nucleus.
Drugs that kill bacteria or inhibit their growth.
The degree of pathogenicity within a group or species of microorganisms.
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The study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa.
Microbiology
The type of microorganism that lacks a nucleus.
Prokaryote
A protein coat surrounding the genetic material of a virus.
Capsid
The process by which bacteria reproduce asexually.
Binary Fission
The ability of a microorganism to cause disease.
Pathogenicity
The type of microorganism that has a well-defined nucleus.
Eukaryote
Drugs that kill bacteria or inhibit their growth.
Antibiotics
The degree of pathogenicity within a group or species of microorganisms.
Virulence
Microorganisms that serve as important decomposers in the environment.
Fungi
A structure that provides shape and rigidity to bacterial cells.
Bacterial Cell Wall
The ability of bacteria to resist the effects of an antibiotic.
Antibiotic Resistance
The series of steps in which a virus recognizes, enters, and controls a host cell.
Viral Life Cycle
Single-celled eukaryotes that can be pathogens or part of normal human microbiota.
Protozoa
Microorganisms that need oxygen to survive and grow.
Aerobic Bacteria
Microorganisms that live and grow without oxygen.
Anaerobic Bacteria
Dormant, tough, and non-reproductive structures produced by certain bacteria.
Endospores
The body's defense system that recognizes and responds to microorganisms.
Immune Response
The process by which nitrogen is converted between its various chemical forms, primarily through microbial activity.
Nitrogen Cycle
Viruses that infect bacteria.
Bacteriophages
The use of living systems and organisms to develop or create products.
Biotechnology
A method of genetic transfer between two bacterial cells.
Bacterial Conjugation
Fields in which the practical applications of microbiology are most evident.
Medicine and Industry
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