Biology

Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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sanitization

Biology; Microbiology

Reduction of the microbial population on an inanimate object to levels judged safe by public health standards; usually, the object is cleaned.

endomycorrhizal

Biology; Microbiology

Referring to a mutualistic association of fungi and plant roots in which the fungus penetrates into the root cells and arbuscules and vesicles are formed.

cytoproct

Biology; Microbiology

Site on a protozoan where undigestible matter is expelled.

infectious disease cycle

Biology; Microbiology

The chain or cycle of events that describes how an infectious organism grows, reproduces, and is disseminated.

chain of infection

Biology; Microbiology

The chain or cycle of events that describes how an infectious organism grows, reproduces, and is disseminated.

perforin pathway

Biology; Microbiology

The cytotoxic pathway that uses perforin protein, which polymerizes to form membrane pores that help destroy cells during cell-mediated cytotoxicity. Perforin is produced by ...