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BCLT 7-1 Terms
Introduction to Clinical Microbiology
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
10/05/2010

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Aerobic
Definition
Requiring oxygen
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Anaerobic
Definition
Growing in the absence of oxygen
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Antibiotic susceptibility testing
Definition
Determining the susceptibility of bacteria to specific antibiotics
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Bacillus
Definition
A rod-shaped bacterium
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Coccus
Definition
A spherical bacterium
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Colony
Definition
A defined mass of bacteria assumed to have grown from a single organism
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Communicable
Definition
Able to be transmitted directly or indirectly form one individual to another
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Culture
Definition
A growth of microorganisms in a special medium; the process of growing microorganisms in the laboratory
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DNA
Definition
The nucleic acid that carries genetic information and that is found primarily in the nucleus of all living cells; deoxyribonucleic acid
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Fastidious bacteria
Definition
Bacteria that require special nutritional factors to survive
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Fission
Definition
Reproductive process in which the parent cell divides into two identical independent cells
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Gram negative
Definition
Designation for bacteria that lose the crystal violet (purple stain) and retain the safranin (red stain) in the Gram stain procedure
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Gram positive
Definition
Designation for bacteria that retain the crystal violet (purple stain) in the Gram stain procedure
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Gram stain
Definition
A differential stain used to classify bacteria
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Host
Definition
The organism from which a parasite obtains nutrients and in which some or part of the parasite's life cycle is completed
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Hyphae
Definition
Filaments of a mold that make up the mycelium
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Immunoassay
Definition
A diagnostic method using antigen-antibody reactions
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Infection
Definition
A pathological condition caused by growth of microorganisms in the host
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Medium
Definition
A substance used to provide nutrients for growing microorganisms
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Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)
Definition
Minimum concentration of an antibiotic required to inhibit the growth of a microorganism
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Mycelium
Definition
Mass of hyphae that makes up the vegetative body of molds
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Mycosis
Definition
Infection caused by fungi
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Normal flora
Definition
Microorganisms that are normally present at a specific site
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Opportunistic pathogen
Definition
A microorganism that causes disease in the host only when normal defense mechanisms are impaired or absent
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Pathogen
Definition
An organism or agent capable of causing disease in a host
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Progeny
Definition
Offspring or descendants
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RNA
Definition
The nucleic acid that is important in protein synthesis and is found in all living cells; ribonucleic acid
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Spiral bacteria
Definition
Motile bacteria having a helical or spiral shape
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Zone of inhibition
Definition
In the antibiotic susceptibility test, the area around an antibiotic disk that contains no bacterial growth
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