.png){kind=logo}
informative non-academics blog posts coming soon..
Courses section is Coming soon..
Colleges and Universities section is Coming soon..
Under Construction..
Glossary of Microbiology
Here is the related vocabulary words/terms grouped in Microbiology.
B Lymphocyte
antibody-producing cells of humoral immunity; B cell
Bacillus (bacilli)
rod-shaped prokaryotic cell
Bacteremia
condition marked by the presence of bacteria in the blood
Bacteria
any of various unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms typically (but not always) having cell wells that contain peptidoglycan
Bacterial Lawn
layer of confluent bacterial growth on an agar plate
Bacterial Meningitis
bacterial infection that results in an inflammation of the meninges
Bacterial Vaginosis
a condition caused by an overgrowth of bacteria in the vagina that may or may not cause symptoms
Bactericidal
irreversible inhibition of a microbe’s ability to divide
Bactericide
chemical or physical treatment that kills bacteria
Bacteriochlorophylls
green, purple, or blue pigments of bacteria; they are similar to chlorophyll of plants
Bacteriology
the study of bacteria
Bacteriostatic
having the ability to inhibit bacterial growth, generally by means of chemical or physical treatment; reversible inhibition of a microbe’s ability to divide
Barophilea
organism that grows under high atmospheric pressure
Basal Body
component of eukaryotic flagellum or cilium composed of nine microtubule triplets and attaches the flagellum or cilium to the cell
Bioremediation
use of microbes to remove xenobiotics or environmental pollutants from a contaminated site
Biosynthesis
replication of viral genome and other protein components
Blastomycosis
fungal disease associated with infections by Blastomyces dermatitidis; can cause disfiguring scarring of the hands and other extremities
Blue-white Screening
a technique commonly used for identifying transformed bacterial cells containing recombinant plasmids using lacZ-encoding plasmid vectors
Blunt Ends
ends of DNA molecules lacking single-stranded complementary overhangs that are produced when some restriction enzymes cut DNA
Broad-spectrum Antimicrobial
drug that targets many different types of microbes
Budding Yeasts
yeasts that divide by budding off of daughter cells
Burst Size
the number of virions released from a host cell when it is lysed because of a viral infection
Glossary of Zoology
Vocabulary of Human Anatomy And Physiology
Glossary of Human Anatomy And Physiology
Vocabulary of English Vocabulary
Vocabulary of Botany
Glossary of Botany
Glossary of Geology
Vocabulary of Pharmacology
Glossary of Pharmacology
Vocabulary of Physics
Glossary of Physics
Vocabulary of Pharmaceutics
Glossary of Pharmaceutics
Vocabulary of Biology
Glossary of Biology
Vocabulary of Biochemistry
Glossary of Biochemistry
Glossary of Mathematics
Glossary of Astronomy
Vocabulary of Personality
Vocabulary of Science
Glossary of Science
Vocabulary of Pharmacy
Vocabulary of Microbiology
Glossary of Microbiology
Vocabulary of Organic Chemistry
+ Add Vocabulary
