Microbiology Questions

OLN

Name the retrovirus responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans

OLN

The number of individuals with new infections of a particular disease in a given period of time is called

OLN

Movement of a pathogen from one host to another population through physical contact or through droplet transmission

OLN

Inflammation of the conjunctiva in newborns caused by Chlamydia trachomatis transmitted during childbirth is

OLN

Name the prokaryotic cell cytoplasmic structures for storing specific nutrients and other resources needed by cells

OLN

Introduction of genetic material from one organism to another organism within the same generation

OLN

The first stage of acute disease, during which the pathogen begins multiplying in the host and signs and symptoms are not observable

OLN

The successful colonization of a microorganism within a host is called as

OLN

Name the types of host cells that a particular virus is able to infect

OLN

Highly contagious and acute viral disease of the respiratory tract caused by the influenza virus

OLN

Serious infection caused by Trypanosoma brucei and spread by the bite of the tsetse fly

OLN

Proteins that participate in ribosome assembly during initiation

OLN

A group of common sexually transmitted viruses that may be associated with genital warts or with cervical cancer

OLN

Name the adaptive immunity mediated by antibodies produced by B cells

OLN

Name the enzyme produced by pathogens that degrades hyaluronic acid between adjacent cells in connective tissue

OLN

The stage of replication during which various proteins bind to the origin of replication to begin the replication process

OLN

The stage of transcription during which RNA polymerase binds to a promoter and transcription begins

OLN

The the joining of two complementary single-stranded DNA molecules

OLN

Small number of cells added to medium to start a culture is commonly called

OLN

Type of mutation involving the addition of one or more bases into a DNA sequence