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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antigenic drift

Biology; Microbiology

A small change in the antigenic character of an organism that allows it to avoid attack by the immune system.

endoplasmic reticulum

Biology; Microbiology

A system of membranous tubules and flattened sacs (cisternae) in the cytoplasmic matrix of eucaryotic cells. Rough or granular endoplasmic reticulum (RER or GER) bears ribosomes on its surface; ...

viral neutralization

Biology; Microbiology

An antibody-mediated process in which IgA, IgM, and IgA antibodies bind to some viruses during their extracellular phase and inactivate or neutralize them.

barotolerant

Biology; Microbiology

Organisms that can grow and reproduce at high pressures but do not require them.

primary producer

Biology; Microbiology

Photoautotrophic and chemoautotrophic organisms that incorporate carbon dioxide into organic carbon and thus provide new biomass for the ecosystem.

glucans

Biology; Microbiology

Polysaccharides composed of glucose units held together by glycosidic linkages. Some types of glucans have a(1_3) and a(1_6) linkages and bind bacterial cells together on teeth forming a plaque ...