Microbiology terminology
Across
- 5. organisms that undergo optimal growth at elevated temperatures.
- 6. a piece of equipment that is used to maintain a constant and suitable temperature for the development of cultures of microorganisms or other living cells
- 7. any unicellular (usually oval) nucleated fungus that reproduces by budding
- 9. to have wavelike fluctuations
- 13. the body of fungus that is created as a result of the linear arrangements of cells and that forms multicellular or multinucleate growth
- 15. an enzyme that is present in some groups of bacteria and that is involved with the reduction of oxygen during normal bacteria metabolism.
Down
- 1. organisms that demonstrate optimal growth at cold temperatures. Between 15℃-20℃
- 2. a molecule produced by some bacteria that allows for the adhesion of fibrinogen to the cell surface
- 3. mushroom shaped; a growth, tumor, or polyp is attached to the body’s surface by a slender stem or stalk
- 4. grape like cluster
- 8. organisms with optimal growth temperatures of between 25℃-40℃
- 10. seaweed extract that is used to solidify culture media
- 11. a sexual fungal spore that is deciduous and formed by budding or splitting
- 12. an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen
- 14. a measure of the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution