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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inflammation

Biology; Microbiology

A localized protective response to tissue injury or destruction. Acute inflammation is characterized by pain, heat, swelling, and redness in the injured area.

pseudomurein

Biology; Microbiology

A modified peptidoglycan lacking D-amino acids and containing N-acetyltalosaminuronic acid instead of N-acetylmuramic acid; found in methanogenic archaea.

trichome

Biology; Microbiology

A row or filament of bacterial cells that are in close contact with one another over a large area.

Ghon complex (gon)

Biology; Microbiology

The initial focus of parenchymal infection in primary pulmonary tuberculosis.

exit site

Biology; Microbiology

The location on a ribosome to which an empty tRNA moves from the P site before it finally leaves the ribosome during protein synthesis.

E site

Biology; Microbiology

The location on a ribosome to which an empty tRNA moves from the P site before it finally leaves the ribosome during protein synthesis.

prodromal stage

Biology; Microbiology

The period during the course of a disease in which there is the appearance of signs and symptoms, but they are not yet distinctive and characteristic enough to make an accurate diagnosis.