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final match Flashcards

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ehrlich

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developed synthetic drug

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flemming

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discoverd penicillium

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hooke

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observed cork and came up with the idea of cells

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jenner

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performed the first vaccination for smallpox

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koch

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developed criteria to determine if a specific microbe causes a disease

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lister

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used chemical disinfectant for surgical wounds

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pasteur

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heated wine to prolong shelf life

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virchow

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cells come from other cells

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von leeuwenhoek

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first person to observe bacteria using a microscope

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capsule

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organized glycocalyx

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cell wall

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provides cell support and prevents osmotic lysis

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cytoplasm

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semi-fluid interior of cell

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fimbria

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used for attachment, short hair like

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flagella

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used for movement, long hair like

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nucleoid

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localized area containing genetic material

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nucleus

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membrane container for genetic material

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pilus

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allows exchange of genetic material

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porins

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protein that facilitates the movement of molecules through a membrane

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ribosome

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plays a role in building proteins

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20
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bacillo-

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a little stick

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21
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chloro-

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green

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amphi-

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around

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a-, an-

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absence, lack

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cocci-

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a berry

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exonuclease

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cuts DNA

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helicase

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opens DNA double heli for replication

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ligase

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joins okazoki fragments

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primase

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adds primers to DNA strand

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DNA polymerase

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creates DNA polymer

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30
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biotechnology

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using life for technology

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31
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anticodon

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code in tRNA

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32
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asepsis

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absence of contamination

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colony

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population of cells arising from one cell

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codon

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cod in mRNA that represents a single amino acid

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35
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faculative

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tolerate

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carcinogens

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cancer causing chemicals

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gel electrophoresis

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seperates DNA pieces by size

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obligate

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require

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promoter

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sequence of DNA where RNA polymerase binds

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binary fission

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prokayotic asexual reproduction

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halophile

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organism that likes high salt

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frameshift mutation

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addition or removal of one or more bases

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point mutation

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change in a single base in a codon

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conidospores

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asexual spore

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cutaneous

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skin

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definitive host

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sexual repro occurs in host

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intermediate host

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host harbors parasite for short transition period

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cyst

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inactive stage of protozoans

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opportunistic

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normal macrobiota causing disease

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subcutaneous

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beneath skin

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systemic

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deep within body

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obligate intracellular parasite

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parasite only lives inside host cell

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zygospore

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sexual spore

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acute

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short-lasting primary infection

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antigen

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substance that causes the production of antibodies

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artificially acquired active

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immunity developed from live polio virus vaccine

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artifically acquired passive

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immunity developed from the injection of antibodies

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biological transmission

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pathogen reproduces or develops in vector

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chronic

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disease that develops slowly and lasts for months

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cytokines

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chemical messengers

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epidemiology

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study of where and when diseases occur

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fomite

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inanimate object that can serve as a vector

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major histcompatability complex

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MHC

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mechanical transmission

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vector transmits pathogen only, no replication or development occurs in vector

65
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microbial antagonism

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benefit of crowded beach

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naturally acquired active

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immunity developed from contracting measles

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naturally acquired passive

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immunity developed from mother to child

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NK cells

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cells that attack tumors

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nosocomial

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hospital acquired

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phagocyte

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cells that ingest foreign bodies

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siderophores

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bind iron

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virulence

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degree of pathogenicity of a microbe

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antibody

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protein that recognizes a unique part of a foreign target

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antigen

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substance which provokes an adaptive immune response

75
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bacteriocidal

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kills bacteria directly

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bacteriostatic

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stops bacterial cell growth

77
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flat sour spoilage

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spoliage of canned foods due to inadequate processing, no gas

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HLA

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human leukocyte complex

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hypersensitivity

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altered immune response

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IgE

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antibody responsible for anaphylactic (type 1 ) reactions

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IgG &or IgM

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antibody responsible for ctotoxic reactions- type 2

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MHC

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major histocompatibility complex

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T cells

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resposible for cell mediated reactions- type 4

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thermophillic anaerobic spoilage

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spoilage of canned foods stored at high temperatures, has gas

85
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BOD

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biochemical oxygen demand

86
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privileged site

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body location with low rejection rates for transplants

microbiology (40 decks)

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