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a form of infection caused by a pathogen or agent normally present in the body
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1 Microbiology 2 Endogenous infection
3 Coccus (pl. Cocci) 4 Virology
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Microbiology scientific study of microorganisms and their effects
on other living organisms
Bacteriology science that studies bacteria
Mycology the study of fungi
, Protozoology the study of protozoa
Virology the study of viruses
Bacteria prokaryotic, unicellular microorganisms typically
having cell walls and lacking organelles
Fungi a group of diverse and widespread unicellular and
multicellular organisms, lacking chlorophyll, usually
bearing spores and often filamentous
Protozoa eukaryotic, animal-like, unicellular organisms
Viruses intracellular pathogens limited to replicating only in
living cells, containing only one form of nucleic acid
Mycoplasma a group of bacteria that lack cell walls and are highly
pleomorphic
Prion an infectious, self-replicating protein, involved in
human and animal diseases of the central nervous
system
Bacillus rod-shaped bacteria
Coccus (pl. Cocci) spherical-shaped bacteria
Spirillum spiral-shaped bacteria having a rigid cell wall
Spirochete spiral-shaped bacteria having a flexible cell wall
Vibrio spiral bacteria which are curved or bent rods that
resemble commas
Staphylococci gram-positive, nonmotile, opportunistic bacteria
which tend to aggregate in irregular, grape-like
clusters
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a form of infection caused by a pathogen or agent normally present in the body
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1 Microbiology 2 Endogenous infection
3 Coccus (pl. Cocci) 4 Virology
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Terms in this set (99)
Microbiology scientific study of microorganisms and their effects
on other living organisms
Bacteriology science that studies bacteria
Mycology the study of fungi
, Protozoology the study of protozoa
Virology the study of viruses
Bacteria prokaryotic, unicellular microorganisms typically
having cell walls and lacking organelles
Fungi a group of diverse and widespread unicellular and
multicellular organisms, lacking chlorophyll, usually
bearing spores and often filamentous
Protozoa eukaryotic, animal-like, unicellular organisms
Viruses intracellular pathogens limited to replicating only in
living cells, containing only one form of nucleic acid
Mycoplasma a group of bacteria that lack cell walls and are highly
pleomorphic
Prion an infectious, self-replicating protein, involved in
human and animal diseases of the central nervous
system
Bacillus rod-shaped bacteria
Coccus (pl. Cocci) spherical-shaped bacteria
Spirillum spiral-shaped bacteria having a rigid cell wall
Spirochete spiral-shaped bacteria having a flexible cell wall
Vibrio spiral bacteria which are curved or bent rods that
resemble commas
Staphylococci gram-positive, nonmotile, opportunistic bacteria
which tend to aggregate in irregular, grape-like
clusters
