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Definitions

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