Microbiology
Microbiology - A branch of biology dealing especially with microscopic forms of life (as bacteria, protozoans, viruses, and fungi). Helminths - parasitic worms Prokaryote - An organism whose cells do not have an enclosed nucleus, such as bacteria. Eukaryote - A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles Microbes - microscopic organisms Acellular - Not made up of or containing cells Pathogens - disease causing agents Taxonomy - The scientific study of how living things are classified binomial nomenclature - A system for giving each organism a two-word scientific name that consists of the genus name followed by the species name bacteria - Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycan infectious disease - A disease that is caused by a pathogen and that can be spread from one individual to another. Organelle - specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell.
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