Microbial World

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Across
  1. 4. a misfolded protein that can transmit its misfoldedness to normal variants of the same protein and trigger cellular death
  2. 5. spherical-shaped bacterium
  3. 10. a functioning unit of DNA containing a cluster of genes under the control of a single promoter
  4. 11. a bioreactor to which fresh medium is continuously added
  5. 12. one of two cycles of viral reproduction
  6. 13. a method of staining used to classify bacterial species into two large groups
  7. 14. organism that uses light energy and inorganic carbon to produce organic materials
  8. 17. small single-stranded, circular RNAs that are infectious pathogens
  9. 18. any substance that kills bacteria
Down
  1. 1. a substance that prevents the multiplying of bacteria without destroying them
  2. 2. information in DNA is used to make mRNA
  3. 3. extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen
  4. 6. an organism that thrives at relatively high temperatures
  5. 7. prokaryotes that are similar to bacteria
  6. 8. a jelly-like substance from seaweed used in the preparation of Petri dishes
  7. 9. type of gene transfer between different organisms, not just parent and offspring
  8. 15. tiny, non-living particles that can infect living cells and cause diseases
  9. 16. rod-shaped bacterium