Microbiology

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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replica plating

Biology; Microbiology

A technique for isolating mutants from a population by plating cells from each colony growing on a nonselective agar medium onto plates with selective media or environmental conditions, such as the ...

bacteriophage (phage) typing

Biology; Microbiology

A technique in which strains of bacteria are identified based on their susceptibility to a variety of bacteriophages.

plasmid fingerprinting

Biology; Microbiology

A technique used to identify microbial isolates as belonging to the same strain because they contain the same number of plasmids with the identical molecular weights and similar phenotypes.

dental plaque

Biology; Microbiology

A thin film on the surface of teeth consisting of bacteria embedded in a matrix of bacterial polysaccharides, salivary glycoproteins, and other substances.