Microbiology
-:- The study of microorganisms. The science which treats the nature, life and
action of microorganisms.
Me
-:- Him
Contamination
-:- The state of being soiled or infected by contact with infectious organisms or
other material
Microns
-:- A unit of measurement; 1/1000 of...
✓ -:- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (which causes tuberculosis) and Mycobacterium
leprae (which cause leprosy).
Spore
✓ -:- Microrganisms capable of forming a thick wall around themselves enabling them
to survive in adverse conditions; a resistant form of bacterium.
Chlorophyll
✓ -:- A molecule in plants that absorbs sunlight, and converts it to energy in a process
called photosynthesis.
Aerobic bacteria
✓ -:- Capable of growing in the presence of free oxygen. Requiring oxygen.
Anaerobic bacteria
✓ -:- Capable of growing in the absence of free oxygen. Not requiring oxygen.
Psychrophiles (bacteria)
✓ -:- Cold-loving bacteria (59-68 degrees F)
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