KEY TERMS 1
Study of microorganism
Microbiology
bacteria that requires oxygen to grow
Aerobes
bacteria that grows in the absence of oxygen and are destroyed by oxygen
Anaerobes
Ultramicroscopy infectious agents that contain DNA or RNA
Viruses
Who is the father of microbiology?
Louis Pasteur
single-celled microscopic animal without a rigid cell wall
Protoza
yeast infection of the oral mucosa
Oral candidiasis
H1N1
form of swine influenza virus
dormant
Latent
What are the primary shape of bacteria?
Cocci, Bacilli, and Spirochetes
non-producing microorganisms.
Nonpathogenic
plants, such as mushrooms, yeasts, and molds that lacks chlorophyll
Fungi
classification of bacteria that does not hold a dye stain under a microscope
Gram Negative
Gram Positive
Spores
infectious particles of proteins that lack nucleic acids.
Prions
spiral-shaped bacteria
spirochetes
rod-shaped bacteria that cause tuberculosis and other diseases.
Bacilli
small, flat dish made of thing glass or plastic that contains sterile solid medium for the culture of microorganisms.
Petri Plate
What is another term for lockjaw?
Tetanus
bacterium that is resistant to some antibiotics
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
spherical bacterial cells that reproduced by dividing into two.
Cocci
What hepatitis is blood-borne?
Hepatitis B,C,D
What is another term for Herpes simplex type 2
genital herpes