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Synergism
The principle whereby the effectiveness of two drugs used simultaneously is greater thean that of either durg used alone
endotoxin
Part of the outer portion of the cell wall of most gram-negative bacteria; released on destruction of the cell
antibiotic
An antimicrobial agent, usually produced naturally be a bacterium or fungus
monecious
Having both male and female reproductive capacities
proglottid
A body segment of a tapeworm containing both male and female organs
formite
A non-living object that can spread infection
commensalism
A symbiotic relationship in which two organisms live in association and one is benefited with the other is neither benefited nor harmed
schizogony
The process of multiple fission, in which one organism divides to produce many daughter cells
pseudohyphae
A short chain of fungal cells that results from the lack of separation of daughter cells after budding
Opportunistic pathogen
A microorganism that does not ordinarly cause a dise3ase but can become pathogenic under certain cricumstances
mycobiont
phycobiont
mycelium
A mass of long filaments of cells that branch and intertwine, typically found in molds
coenocytic hyphae
A fungal filament that is not divided into uninucleate cell-like units becuase it lacks septa
parfocal
colony
A visible mass of microbial cells arising from one cell or from a group of the same microbes
selective media
A culture medium designed to supress the growth of unwanted microorganisms and encourage the growth of desired ones
Author
Raynamz
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169992
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Micro-150-Midterm
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terms for chc medicalmircro midterm
Updated
2012-09-10T06:38:49Z
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