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a procaryotic one celled microorganism of the Kingdom Monera; no nucleus and has a cell wall

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bacteria

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bacteria of the Mycoplasma genus that are found in humans and most have no cell wall; the smallest free-living organisms presently known

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mycoplasmas

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a gram-negative, pathogenic, intercellular parasitic bacteria

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rickettsia

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a large group of nonmotile, gram negative intracellular parasistes

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chlamydia

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an intracellular parasite; not a free-living organism; smallest organism

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viruses

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one celled organism of Kingdom protista; true nucleus; free living

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protozoa

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lackes chlorophyll, reproduces by forming spores

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fungi

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a small proteinaceous infectious particles

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prion

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classification

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus

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spherical bacteria shape

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coccus

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any rod shaped microorganism

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bacillus

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spiral bacteria

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spirillum

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comma shaped bacteria

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vibrio

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corkscrew shaped bacteria

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spirillum

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ribbon shaped mircooganism

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spirochete

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gram-postivive sphere shaped organisms occurring in pairs

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diplococci

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a cluster of gram postive, nonmotile sphere shaped bacteria

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staphylococci

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a chain formation of sphere shaped bacteria

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streptocci

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double bacillus linked end to end

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diplobacilii

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gram-negative rod shaped bacteria in a chain form

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streptobacilli

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long tail used for locomotion

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flagella

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short whisker like projections used as means of attachment

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pili

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self nourishing bacteria that are capable of growing in the absence of organic compounds

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autotrophic

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an organism that requires complex organic food from a carbon source; requires a complex/ organic food source

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heterotrophic

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an organism that eats dead organic matter; can survive on dead/decaying matter
strict (obligate) saprophytes
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eats living organic matter; parasite that is completely dependent on its living house for survival
strict (obligate) parasites
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having the ability to live or adapt to certain conditions
facultative bacteria
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a microbe that can only live in the presence of oxygen; must have free oxygen
strict (obligate) aerobes
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micro that requires an area without oxygen present; absence of free oxygen
strict (obligate) anaerobes
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a microorganism that requires little free oxygen
microaerophilic
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bacteria that prefer cold; temps between 32-77 F
psychrophiles
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bacteria that prefer moderate temps; 77-104 F
mesophiles
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bacteria that prefer high temps; 104-158
Thermophiles
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the F that proteins usually coagulate
104 F
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the normal pH of blood
7.35 - 7.45
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pressure that develops when two solutions of different concentrations are separated by a semipermeable membrane
osmotic pressure
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when RBC swells and burts
hemolysis
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when RBC shrivels/shrinks
crenation
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bacterial cell swells and burts
plasmoptysis
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bacterial cell shrivels/shrinks
plasmolysis
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what is "formaldehyde gray" caused by
by crenation in a hypertonic solution
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the living together in close association of different species
symbiosis
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a relationship in which organisms of two different species live in close association to the mutual benefit of each other
mutualism
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a symbiotic relationship of two organisms of different species in which one benefits and the other is not harmed
commensalism
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relationship in which one is harmed and the other benefits
parasitism
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the harmonious action of two microorganisms producing an effect that neither could produce alone
synergism
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mutual opposition/contrary action; the inhibition of one bacterial by another
antagonism
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the process of completely removing or destroying all life forms, or their products
sterilization
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the destruction of infectious agents by chemical/physical means directly applied to an inanimate object; only kills pathogenic organisms
disinfection
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the prevention of sepsis by preventing/inhibiting the growth of causative microorganism
antisepsis
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another term for bleach
sodium hypochloride
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destroys microorganisms; not effective against bacterial spores
germicide
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destroys bacteria but not their spores
bactericide
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kills fungi and their spores
fungicide
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destructive to viruses
viricide
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the condition on which the body is invaded by pathogenic agent that under favorable conditions multiplies and produces injurious effects
infection
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the act of introducing disease germs/infectious material into an area or substance
contaimination
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a real or genuine disease producing organism
true pathogen
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an organism that exists as part of the normal flora by may become pathogenic under certain conditions
opportunists
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the state of producing pathological changes and disease
pathogenicity
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relative power and degree of pathogenicity possessed by organisms
virulence
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dilution or weakening of virulence of a micrcoorganism
attenuation
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bacteria resistant to the action of a drug
drug-fast
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originating outside an organ/part
exogenous
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arising from within a cell/organism
endogenous
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disease that occurs continuously in a particular region but has low mortality
endemic
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infectious disease that affects many people at the same time in the same geographical area
epidemic
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a disease affecting the majority of the population of a large region or is epidemic at the same time in may different parts of the world
pandemic
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a disease which occurs occasionally
sporadic
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infection caused by germs lodging and multiplying at one point in a tissue and remaining there
local infection
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an infection that become systemic
general infection
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starts local the spreads to systemic
focal infection
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multiplication of bacteria in blood
septicemia
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