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Barophile - an organism which can only exist at pressures found at great depths ex: deep sea microbes
Antigens - Foreign material that invades the body
cell wall - A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell
photosynthetic - Describes bacteria that make their own food using light energy
Prions - infectious protein particles that do not have a genome
Metabolism - the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks
down materials
Toxicity - The condition of producing adverse bodily effects due to poisonous qualities.
cell membrane - thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
Aerobic bacteria - Bacteria that require oxygen for survival
Pasturization - A process of heating food to a temperature that is high enough to kill most harmful
bacteria without changing the taste of the food.
Frameshift - mutation that shifts the "reading" frame of the genetic message by inserting or deleting a
nucleotide
indirect transmission - Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact with an intermediate
contaminated object such as a razor, extractor, nipper, or an environmental surface.
, vaccination - injection of a weakened or mild form of a pathogen to produce immunity
direct transmission - Transmission of blood or body fluids through touching (including shaking hands),
kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking.
Nucleocapsid - complete complex of nucleic acid and protein packaged in the virion
Mesophiles - those growing best between 20 degrees and 40 degrees celcius; the human pathogens are
in this group
Basophils - *When performing a WBC differential, which cell has the large, scattered dark blue granules
that are darker than the nucleus?
*A circulating leukocyte that produces histamine.
Allergies - Having a hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally cause a reaction.
Autoclave - Piece of equipment used to sterilize articles by way of steam under pressure and/or dry heat
Anaerobic bacteria - bacteria that do not require oxygen to survive
Halophiles - "salt-loving" archaea that live in environments that have very high salt concentrations
antigenic shift - major change in influenza virus antigen due to gene reassortment
antigenic drift - Minor change in influenza virus antigens due to gene mutation
antigenic - induces an immune response
Inactivated vaccines - dead organisms injected into patient to build immunity
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