Commonly Used Microbes Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- streptomyces: a filamentous and soil-dwelling bacterium is used in the production of antibiotics
- pseudomonas: it may cause diseases, but some are important in decomposition and bioremediation
- sacchromyces: “sugar fungi” yeast used for baking and brewing
- candida: it is a type of yeast that grows in moist regions of the body, it can cause painful infections.
- agaricus: a button mushroom that can be eaten
- aspergillus: it may cause disease but is also useful in the production of citric acid and enzymes
- bacterial virus: infect only a certain type of bacteria
- penicillium: may cause harm to us once inhaled or ingested but it may also be used as antibiotics
- lactobacillus: bacteria that is good for the gut and used to make cheese and dairy products.
- rabies virus: it is a neurotropic virus that causes rabies in humans and animals
- ecoli: it is the most common bacteria in our intestine but it can be harmful to humans
- influenza virus: it is a contagious respiratory illness that infects the nose, throat, and lungs.
- bacteriophage virus: it is now used as an antibacterial agent
