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