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1 of 15 〉 An infection of the external ear canal, most commonly caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa; often called swimmer’s ear

otitis externa

2 of 15 〉 A compound released from a natural killer cell that creates pores in the target cell through which other toxins (particularly granzymes) can gain access to the cytoplasm

perforin

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1 of 15 〉 The space between the cell wall and the plasma membrane, primarily in gram-negative bacteria

periplasmic space

2 of 15 〉 Name the plasmid containing genes encoding proteins that make a bacterial cell resistant to one or more antibiotics

R plasmid

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1 of 15 〉 On a light microscope, the lenses closest to the specimen, typically located at the ends of turrets is called as

objective lenses

2 of 15 〉 A form of microbial control using heat that is applied to foods; kills pathogens and reduces the number of spoilage-causing microbes while maintaining food quality

pasteurization

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1 of 15 〉 A type of inclusion containing volutin, a polymerized inorganic phosphate that appears red when stained with methylene blue

metachromatic granule

2 of 15 〉 A virus composed of a nucleic acid core, either DNA or RNA, surrounded by a capsid

naked virus

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1 of 15 〉 Naturally produced protein synthesis inhibitor of the lincosamide class that binds to the 50S subunit, inhibiting peptide bond formation

lincomycin

2 of 15 〉 Antihelminthic drug of the benzimidazole class that binds to helminthic β-tubulin, preventing microtubule formation

mebendazole

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1 of 15 〉 Yellowish color of the skin and mucous membranes caused by excessive bilirubin caused by a failure of the liver to effectively process the breakdown of hemoglobin

jaundice

2 of 15 〉 Name a method of acid-fast staining that does not use heat to infuse the primary stain, carbolfuchsin, into acid-fast cells

Kinyoun technique

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1 of 15 〉 Name the molecule that is too small to be antigenic alone but becomes antigenic when conjugated to a larger protein molecule

hapten

2 of 15 〉 Name the painless ulcer that develops at the site of infection in primary syphilis

hard chancre

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1 of 15 〉 Name the formation, development, and differentiation of blood cells from pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells

hematopoiesis

2 of 15 〉 What is the name of the condition in which there is blood in the urine

hematuria

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1 of 45 〉 Name the process producing a mixture of lactic acid, ethanol and/or acetic acid, and CO2 as fermentation products

heterolactic fermentation

2 of 45 〉 Name the organism that uses fixed organic carbon compounds as its carbon source

heterotroph

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1 of 15 〉 Name a group of common sexually transmitted viruses that may be associated with genital warts or with cervical cancer

human papillomavirus (HPV)

2 of 15 〉 Name adaptive immunity mediated by antibodies produced by B cells

humoral immunity

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1 of 20 〉 Name the antiviral drug that blocks the fusion of HIV receptors to the coreceptors required for virus entry into the cell

fusion inhibitor

2 of 20 〉 Name the study that compares entire genomes, including the complete set of genes, their nucleotide sequence and organization

Genomics

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