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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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replicon
Biology; Microbiology
A unit of the genome that contains an origin for the initiation of replication and in which DNA is replicated.
common-source epidemic
Biology; Microbiology
An epidemic that is characterized by a sharp rise to a peak and then a rapid, but not as pronounced, decline in the number of individuals infected; it usually involves a single contaminated source ...
viroid
Biology; Microbiology
An infectious agent of plants that is a single-stranded RNA not associated with any protein; the RNA does not code for any proteins and is not translated.
prion
Biology; Microbiology
An infectious particle that is the cause of slow diseases like scrapie in sheep and goats; it has a protein component, but no nucleic acid has yet been detected.
autoimmunity
Biology; Microbiology
Autoimmunity is a condition characterized by the presence of serum autoantibodies and self-reactive lymphocytes. It may be benign or pathogenic. Autoimmunity is a normal consequence of aging; is ...
autolysins
Biology; Microbiology
Enzymes that partially digest peptidoglycan in growing bacteria so that the peptidoglycan can be enlarged.
food intoxication
Biology; Microbiology
Food poisoning caused by microbial toxins produced in a food prior to consumption. The presence of living bacteria is not required.
