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Microbiology
The study of microscopic organisms including unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), and acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses a number of sub-disciplines including virology, mycology, parasitology, and bacteriology.
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food web
Biology; Microbiology
A network of many interlinked food chains, encompassing primary producers, consumers, decomposers, and detritivores.
colicin
Biology; Microbiology
A plasmid-encoded protein that is produced by enteric bacteria and binds to specific receptors on the cell envelope of sensitive target bacteria, where it may cause lysis or attack specific ...
ribonucleic acid
Biology; Microbiology
A polynucleotide composed of ribonucleotides joined by phosphodiester bridges.
enzyme
Biology; Microbiology
A protein catalyst with specificity for both the reaction catalyzed and its substrates.
trypanosome
Biology; Microbiology
A protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma. Trypanosomes are parasitic flagellate protozoa that often live in the blood of humans and other vertebrates and are transmitted by insect bites.
open reading frame (ORF)
Biology; Microbiology
A reading frame sequence not interrupted by a stop codon; it is usually determined by nucleic acid sequencing studies.
rhizosphere
Biology; Microbiology
A region around the plant root where materials released from the root increase the microbial population and its activities.
