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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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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.
Lancefield system
Biology; Microbiology
One of the serologically distinguishable groups (as group A, group B) into which streptococci can be divided.
secondary metabolites
Biology; Microbiology
Products of metabolism that are synthesized after growth has been completed.
titer
Biology; Microbiology
Reciprocal of the highest dilution of an antiserum that gives a positive reaction in the test being used.
