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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plaque

Biology; Microbiology

1. A clear area in a lawn of bacteria or a localized area of cell destruction in a layer of animal cells that results from the lysis of the bacteria by bacteriophages or the destruction of the animal ...

repressible enzyme

Biology; Microbiology

An enzyme whose level drops in the presence of a small molecule, usually an end product of its metabolic pathway.

regulatory mutants

Biology; Microbiology

Mutant organisms that have lost the ability to limit synthesis of a product, which normally occurs by regulation of activity of an earlier step in the biosynthetic pathway.

glycolysis

Biology; Microbiology

The anaerobic conversion of glucose to lactic acid by use of the Embden-Meyerhof pathway.

caries

Biology; Microbiology

Tooth decay.

hepatitis C

Biology; Microbiology

About 90% of all cases of viral hepatitis can be traced to either HAV or HBV. The remaining 10% is believed to be caused by one and possibly several other types of viruses. At least one of these is ...