Microbiology
Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi, and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, ecology, evolution, and clinical aspects of micr
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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 cytoplasmperforin
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periplasmic space
2 of 15 〉 Name the plasmid containing genes encoding proteins that make a bacterial cell resistant to one or more antibioticsR plasmid
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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 qualitypasteurization
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metachromatic granule
2 of 15 〉 A virus composed of a nucleic acid core, either DNA or RNA, surrounded by a capsidnaked virus
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lincomycin
2 of 15 〉 Antihelminthic drug of the benzimidazole class that binds to helminthic β-tubulin, preventing microtubule formationmebendazole
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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 cellsKinyoun technique
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hapten
2 of 15 〉 Name the painless ulcer that develops at the site of infection in primary syphilishard chancre
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hematopoiesis
2 of 15 〉 What is the name of the condition in which there is blood in the urinehematuria
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heterolactic fermentation
2 of 45 〉 Name the organism that uses fixed organic carbon compounds as its carbon sourceheterotroph
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human papillomavirus (HPV)
2 of 15 〉 Name adaptive immunity mediated by antibodies produced by B cellshumoral immunity
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fusion inhibitor
2 of 20 〉 Name the study that compares entire genomes, including the complete set of genes, their nucleotide sequence and organizationGenomics
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