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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deuteromycetes

Biology; Microbiology

In some classification systems, the deuteromycetes or Fungi Imperfecti are a class of fungi. These organisms either lack a sexual stage or it has not yet been discovered.

prevalence rate

Biology; Microbiology

Refers to the total number of individuals infected at any one time in a given population regardless of when the disease began.

endoplasm

Biology; Microbiology

The central portion of the cytoplasm in a protozoan.

alpha hemolysis

Biology; Microbiology

A greenish zone of partial clearing around a bacterial colony growing on blood agar.

antheridium

Biology; Microbiology

A male gamete-producing organ, which may be unicellular or multicellular.

Bacteria

Biology; Microbiology

The domain that contains procaryotic cells with primarily diacyl glycerol diesters in their membranes and with bacterial rRNA. Bacteria also is a general term for organisms that are composed of ...