Microbiology Puzzle 2 Crossword Puzzle
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- bacteria: single cell microorganism that lacks a nucleus and uses binary fission to multiply
- bacilli: rod-shaped
- pathogenicity: ability to cause disease
- coccobacillus: shortened rod
- sterilization: process by which all living cells, viable spores, and viruses are either destroyed or removed from an object or habitat
- diplo: arranged in pairs
- colonization: formation of a population of microorganisms
- capsule: protective covering of a microorganism to defend against phagocytosis and effects on environment
- acidic: a solution with a ph value below 7 on the ph scale.
- strepto: chain arrangement
- colony: a description of a cluster of cells on a solid medium, seen by naked eye
- antibiotic: substances such as penicillin or streptomycin, that is made by fungi or microorganisms that inhibit the growth or destroy bacteria
- differential: _ media that contains substances to assist in altering the appearance of types of organisms to help identify each organism
- microbe: a microscopic organism too small to be seen with the human eye. usually refers to single-celled organisms such as bacteria, archaea, protozoa, or others.
- fungi: unicellular & multicellular, chitin in cell walls
- agar: gelatin-like substance obtained from red algae with nutrients that is used to grow