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Medical Microbiology- Karly Hayes

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Bacteria that have a rod shape   Bacilli  
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Bacteria that have a round shape   Cocci  
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A mass of bacteria growing on a solid culture medium that have arisen front he multiplication of a single bacterium   Colony  
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Capable of being transmitted directly or indirectly from one person to another   Contagious  
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The propagation of a mass of microorganisms in a laboratory culture medium   Culture  
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A mixture of nutrients on which microorganisms are grown in the laboratory   Culture medium  
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A test result denoting that a condition is absent when it is actually present   False-negative  
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A test result denoting that a condition is present when it is actually absent   False-positive  
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Extremely dlicate, difficult to culture, and involving specialized growth requirements.   Fastidious  
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The process of becoming protected from a disease through vaccination   Immunization  
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In microbiology, The act of placing a culture in a chamber (incubator) that provides optimal growth requirements fromt he multiplication of the organisms, such as the proper temperature, humidity, and darkness   Incubate  
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The interval of time between the invasion by a pathogenic microorganism and the apperance of firs symptoms of the disease   Incubation period  
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A disease caused by a pathogen that produces harmful effects on its host (also known as a communicable disease)   Infectious disease  
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To introduce microorganisms into a culture medium for growth and multiplication   Inoculate  
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The scientific study of microorganisms and their activites   Microbiology  
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A membrane lining body passages or cavities that open to the outside   Mucous membrane  
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Harmless, nonpathogenic microorganisms that normally reside in many parts of the body but do not cause disease.   Normal flora  
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The natural ability of an organism to remain unaffected by harmful substances in its enviroment.   Resistance  
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A morbid (secondary) condition occuring as a result of a less serious primary infection.   Sequela  
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Material spread on a slide for microscopic examination.   smear  
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A small sample or part taken from the body to show the nature of the whole.   Speciemn  
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Bacteria that have a spiral or curved shape.   Spirilla  
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In microbiology, the process of inoculating a culture to provide for the growth of colonies on the surface of a solid medium. Streaking is accomplished by skimming a wire inoculating loop that contains the specimen across the surface of the medium, using   Streaking  
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a back-and-forth motion   Streaking  
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An exotoxin produced by beta-hemolytic streptococci, which completely hemolyzes red blood cells   Streptolysin  
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Easily affected, lacking resistance.   Susceptible  
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