Molecular aspects of microbial growth Flashcards
1
Q
Antibiotic
A
c an antimicrobial agent naturally
produced by microorganisms
2
Q
FtsZ
A
a protein that forms a ring at the future
site of septum formation in a prokaryotic
cell
3
Q
GFP (green fluorescent protein)
A
a protein
that fluoresces green and is widely used in
genetic analysis
4
Q
hetrocyst
A
specialized cells dedicated to
nitrogen fixation
5
Q
persistence
A
e a dormant growth state in which
a few members of a genetically identical
population are transiently tolerant to multiple antibiotics
6
Q
reporter gene
A
a gene whose product is easy
to assay or detect
7
Q
toxin anitoxin module
A
a genetic locus
encoding a toxin that inhibits growth and
an antitoxin that neutralizes the activity of
the toxin
