Introduction to Microbiology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• streptobacilli : bacteria containing gram-negative rods that form a chainlike colony
• rickettsiology : the study of rickettsia
• rabies : rabies virus
• streptococci : gram-positive spherically shaped bacteria that occur in chains
• psychrophiles : bacteria that prefer cold, thriving at temperatures between 0 and 25 degrees celsius
• antigen : a foreign substance that stimulates that formation of antibodies that interact specifically with it
• binaryfission : a method of asexual reproduction in bacteria in which cells split into two parts
• diplococci : any of various spherical bacteria appearing in pairs
• anthrax : bacillus anthracis
• staphylococci : gram-positive, nonmotile bacteria that tend to aggregate in irregular, grapelike clusters
• morphology : the study of the size, shape, and arrangements or microorganisms
• flagella : long, whiplike, filament-containing appendages that propel bacteria in liquid
• diplobacilli : a double bacillus, two being linked end to end to each other
• inflammation : heat, swelling, pain, redness, loss of function
• louispasteur : helped saved the european silk industry by identifying the protozoan that caused a silkworm disease
• mesophiles : bacteria that prefer moderate temperature and develop best at temperatures between 25 and 40 degrees celsius
• bacteriology : the study of bacteria
• tularemia : francisella tularensis
• antibodies : also known as immunoglobulins
• mycology : the study of fungi
• plague : yersinia pestis
• virology : the study of viruses
• edwardjenner : used cowpox as a vaccine for smallpox