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Micro Ch 1 Terms

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Microorganism microscopic organism consisting of a single cell or cell cluster or virus
Cell fundamental unit of living matter
chemolithotrophy form of metabolism in which energy is generated from inorganic compounds
communication interactions between cells using chemical signals
differentiation modification of cellular components to form new structure, such as a spore
ecosystem organisms plus their nonliving environment
enrichment culture technique method for isolating specific microorganisms from nature using specific culture media and incubation conditions
enzyme protein (or in some cases an RNA) catalyst that functions to speed up chemical reactions
Evolution descent with modification leading to new forms or species
Genome an organism's full complement of genes
genomics the identification and analysis of genomes
growth an increase in cell number with time
habitat the environment in which microbial population resides
Kosh's postulates set of criteria for proving that given microorganism causes given disease
Metabolism all biochemical reactions in a cell
microbial community two or more populations of cells that coexist and interact in a habitat
microbial ecology study of microorganisms in their natural environments
motility the movement of cells by some form of self propulsion
pathogen disease-causing microorganism
pure culture culture containing single kind of microorganism
spontaneous generation hypothesis that living organisms can originate from nonliving matter
sterile free of all living organisms (cells) and viruses
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