Chapter 18: Microbiology

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Across
  1. 2. rare but deadly virus that causes internal and external bleeding
  2. 4. Positive classification of bacteria that hold a dye stain and appear dark purple under a microscope
  3. 5. resistant, dormant structure formed inside of some bacteria that can withstand adverse conditions
  4. 9. a yeast found in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, female genital tract, and sometimes the skin
  5. 10. cocci that form irregular groups or clusters
  6. 11. infectious particles of proteins that lack nucleic acids
  7. 12. plants such as mushrooms, yeasts, and molds that lack chlorophyll
  8. 13. capable of causing serious disease viruses ultramicroscopic infectious agents that contain DNA or
  9. 14. single-celled microscopic animals without a rigid cell wall
  10. 15. stain four-step staining process developed by Hans Christian Gram and used to separate bacteria into groups
  11. 17. Candidiasis Candida yeast infection of the oral mucosa
  12. 19. bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen
  13. 22. rod-shaped bacteria that cause tuberculosis
  14. 23. spiral-shaped bacteria
  15. 25. plate small, flat dish made of thin glass or plastic that contains sterile solid medium for the culture of microorganisms
  16. 26. variable classification of bacteria that are not consistently stained
  17. 28. virus that is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito
  18. 30. virus causes infections in humans, such as herpes, cytomegalovirus, chickenpox, shingles, mononudes, measles, and Kaposi's sarcoma
  19. 32. pertaining to microorganisms that do not produce disease
  20. 33. virus that is hidden during the latency period
  21. 34. spherical bacterial cells that reproduce by dividing into two
  22. 35. form of swine influenza virus
Down
  1. 1. intermittent, or fractional, sterilization
  2. 3. Staphylococcus aureus type of staph infection that is resistant to several common antibiotics
  3. 6. study of microorganisms
  4. 7. Anaerobes organisms that can grow with or without oxygen
  5. 8. condition that occurs throughout the people of a country or the world
  6. 11. disease-producing microorganisms
  7. 16. Negative classification of bacteria that do not hold a dye stain under a microscope
  8. 18. bacteria that require oxygen to grow
  9. 20. a painless ulcerating sore
  10. 21. Disease rare chronic brain disease with onset in middle to late life
  11. 24. through the skin, such as a needle stick, a cut, or a human bite
  12. 27. dormant
  13. 29. cocci that form chains as they divide
  14. 31. abnormal smallness of the head, a congenital condition associated with incomplete brain development