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Biology Ch. 23-24

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virus   an infective agent that is able to multiply only withing the living cells of a host  
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envelope   nucleus, the outer covering of a cell  
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retrovirus   any group of RNA viruses that insert a DNA copy of their genome into the host  
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bacteriophage   a virus that parasites a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing inside of it  
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lytic cycle   a cycle of viral reproduction, results in destruction of the infected cell and its membrane  
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virulent lysis   kill their hosts upon entry through cell lysis  
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lysogenic cycle   a cycle of viral reproduction  
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temperate virus   a phage that does not lyse its host immediately but may persist in latent form and eventually lyse its host  
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prophage   the genetic material of a bacteriophage  
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inactivated virus   contains pathogens which are grown in culture and then killed  
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attenuated virus   a weakened, less vigorous virus  
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vector   a quantity having direction and magnitude  
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antibiotic   a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms  
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conjunction   the bacterial equivalent of sexual reproduction  
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obligate anaerobe   poisoned by oxygen, and gather at the bottom of the tube  
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facultative anaerobe   an organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration  
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exotoxin   a toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surroundings  
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antibiotic resistance   the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic  
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pathology   the science of the causes and effects of diseases  
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