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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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endemic disease
Biology; Microbiology
A disease that is commonly or constantly present in a population, usually at a relatively steady low frequency.
metabolic control engineering
Biology; Microbiology
Modification of the controls for biosynthetic pathways without altering the pathways themselves in order to improve process efficiency.
pathway architecture
Biology; Microbiology
The analysis, design, and modification of biochemical pathways to increase process efficiency.
hepatitis E
Biology; Microbiology
The liver disease caused by the hepatitis E virus. Usually, a subclinical, acute infection results; however, there is a high mortality in women in their last trimester of pregnancy.
formerly enteric-transmitted NANB hepatitis
Biology; Microbiology
The liver disease caused by the hepatitis E virus. Usually, a subclinical, acute infection results; however, there is a high mortality in women in their last trimester of pregnancy.
adenosine 5-triphosphate (ATP)
Biology; Microbiology
The triphosphate of the nucleoside adenosine, which is a high energy molecule or has high phosphate group transfer potential and serves as the cell's major form of energy currency.
first law of thermodynamics
Biology; Microbiology
Energy can be neither created nor destroyed (even though it can be changed in form or redistributed).
