Microbiology Ch 18

pathogen

disease producing micoorganism

microbiology

the study of microorganism

non pathogenic

microorganisms that don’t produce disease

tyndallization

intermitted or fractional streilization

petri plate

small flat dish made of thin glass or plastic that contains a sterile solid medium for the culture of microorganism

cocci

spherical bacterial cells that reproduce by dividing into two

streptocci

cocci that form chains as they divide

staphylococci

cocci that form irregular groups or clusters

bacilli

rod shaped bacteria

spirochetes

spiral shaped bacteria

aerobes

a variety of bacteria that require oxygen to grow

anaerobes

bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen and destroyed by oxygen

falcultative anaerobes

organisms that can grow in the presence of or absence of oxygen

protozoa

single celled microscope animal without rigid cell

provirus

a hidden virus during the latency period

prions

very tiny infectious agents that do not contain DNA or RNA

H1N1

also referred to as swine flu

HAV

a virus spread by fecal oral route

west nile virus

a virus that is spread by mosquitoes

oral candidiasis

a yeast infection of the oral mucosa

MRSA

a bacterial infection that is resistant to some antibodies