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Here is the related vocabulary words/terms grouped in Microbiology.
container with a tight-fitting lid in which a burning candle consumes oxygen and releases carbon dioxide, thereby creating an environment suitable for capnophiles
protein coat surrounding the genome of the virus
individual protein subunits that make up the capsid
a negative staining technique that stains around a bacterial capsule while leaving the capsule clear
organic molecule required for proper enzyme function that is not consumed and is reusable
inorganic ion that helps stabilize enzyme conformation and function
able to be transmitted directly or indirectly from one person to another
molecule that binds to an enzyme’s active site, preventing substrate binding
base pairing due to hydrogen bonding that occurs between a specific purine and a specific pyrimidine; A bonds with T (in DNA), and C bonds with G
a DNA molecule complementary to mRNA that is made through the activity of reverse transcriptase
virus shape that often includes intricate characteristics not seen in the other categories of capsid
asexual fungal spores not enclosed in a sac; produced in a chain at the end of specialized hyphae called conidiophores
inflammation of the conjunctiva, the mucous membrane covering the eye and inside of the eyelid
combination of compounds in solution that supports growth
the gel-like material composed of water and dissolved or suspended chemicals contained within the plasma membrane of a cell
a network of filaments or tubules in the eukaryotic cell that provides shape and structural support for cells; aids movement of materials throughout the cell
effector cells of cellular immunity that target and eliminate cells infected with intracellular pathogens through induction of apoptosis
harmful effects to host cell