Bits and Pieces
The sticky sugars that surround some bacterium's cell wall, protecting it and allowing it to adhere to surfaces.
capsule
A saprophyte feeds on this
dead matter
This infectious agent must infect another cell to reproduce.
virus
Causing sore throat, these bacteria are composed of long chains of round cells.
Streptococcus
Photoautotrophs such as cyanobacteria derive their energy from this
sunlight
The cycle in which a virus's DNA is replicated alongside the host's DNA
lysogenic cycle
A bacteria's "outboard motor", this structure is composed of the filament, hook, and basal body.
Binary fission is an example of this type of reproduction
asexual
The cycle in which a virus hijacks the host cell's DNA replication system, makes copies of itself, and then causes the cell to burst.
lytic cycle
Formed when growing conditions become unfavorable, this internal wall protects a bacterium's DNA and ribosome until conditions improve.
endospore
Using bacteria to treat sewage or to remove oil from water in oil spills are examples of this process.
microbial bioremediation
First developed in the 1700's by Edward Jenner, this weekend version of a pathogen is used to stimulate the body's immune system to prevent disease.
vaccine
Developed by a Danish physician in the 1800's, this staining technique is one of the ways biologists classify bacteria by cell wall structure.
gram stain
Yogurts and cheese are manufactured by bacterial through this process.
fermentation
Antibiotics work bye attacking this part of a pathogenic bacteria.
bacterium's cell wall