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Exam 3
Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Taxonomy | Science of classification of organisms |
| Taxa | Subdivisions to classify organisms |
| Binomial nomenclature | 2 names to each organism- Genus, Species |
| Linnaeus | Formal classification system/ 2 kingdoms=Animalia & Plantae |
| Culture | Microorganisms that grow & multiply in a container of culture medium |
| Clone | Population of cells arising from a single parent cell |
| Stain | Genetically different cells within a clone |
| Serology | Branch of immunology. Studies blood serum, antigen/antibody reactions in vitro |
| Slide agglutination Test | Identification by combining it with a specific antibody on a slide |
| ELISA | Grp of serological tests that use enzyme reactions as indicators |
| Western Blotting | Technique using antibodies to detect the presence of specific proteins separated by electrophoresis |
| Southern Blotting | Technique using DNA probes to detect the presence of specific DNA in restriction fragments separated by electrophoresis |
| Mycology | Scientific study of Fungi |
| Mycosis | Fungal Infection |
| Systemic | Fungal infection deep within body |
| Subcutaneous | Tissue beneath skin |
| Cutaneous | Affecting keratin |
| Superficial | Localized |
| Opportunistic pathogen | Microorganism that usually doesn't cause disease but can become pathogenic under certain circumstances |
| Intermediate host | Organism that harbors larval or asexual stage of helminth or protozoan |
| Definitive host | Organism that harbors the adult, sexually mature parasite |
| Vector | Plasmid or virus used in genetic engineering to insert genes into an arthropod |
| Bacteriophages | Virus that affects bacterial cells |
| Capsid | Protein coat of a virus that surrounds nubleic acid |
| Capsomeres | Protein subunit of a viral capsid |
| Envelope | Outer covering surrounding the cupsid of some viruses |
| Spikes | Carb-protein complex that projects from the surface of certain viruses |
| Plaques | Clearing in a bacterial lawn, resulting from lysis by phages |
| Sense Strand (+) | Viral RNA that can act as mRNA |
| Antisense strand (-) | Viral RNA that cannot as mRNA |
| Sarcoma | Cancer of connective tissue |
| Adenocarcinomas | Cancer of glandular epithelial tissue |
| Oncogene | A gene that can bring about malignant transformation |
| Transformation | Genes transferred from 1 bacterium to another as naked DNA in a solution |
| Latent infection | Condition in which the pathogen remains in the host for long periods with out producing disease |
| Persistent infection | Illness that develops slowly and is likely to continue or reoccur for long periods |
| Prion | Infectious agent consisting of a self-replicating protein with no detectable nucleic acids |
| Viroid | Infectious RNA |
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