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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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Microbiology

M cell

Biology; Microbiology

Specialized cell of the intestinal mucosa and other sites, such as the urogenital tract, that delivers the antigen from the apical face of the cell to lymphocytes clustered within the pocket in its ...

choleragen

Biology; Microbiology

The cholera toxin; an extremely potent protein molecule elaborated by strains of Vibrio cholerae in the small intestine after ingestion of feces-contaminated water or food. It acts on epithelial ...

ringworm

Biology; Microbiology

The common name for a fungal infection of the skin, even though it is not caused by a worm and is not always ring-shaped in appearance.

fluid mosaic model

Biology; Microbiology

The currently accepted model of cell membranes in which the membrane is a lipid bilayer with integral proteins buried in the lipid, and peripheral proteins more loosely attached to the membrane ...

antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC)

Biology; Microbiology

The killing of antibody-coated target cells by cells with Fc receptors that recognize the Fc region of the bound antibody. Most ADCC is mediated by NK cells that have the Fc receptor or CD16 on their ...

cometabolism

Biology; Microbiology

The modification of a compound not used for growth by a microorganism, which occurs in the presence of another organic material that serves as a carbon and energy source.

periplasm

Biology; Microbiology

The substance that fills the periplasmic space.

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