The Bacteriophage

1. the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations
3. a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions
5. to be immune or impervious to something
6. a pathogenic microorganism and especially a bacterium that has developed resistance to the medications normally used against it
8. the planet on which we live; the world
10. any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin that carries genetic information and that passes it from one generation to the next
12. to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
15. an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host
18. a polyhedron with 20 faces
19. the invasion and growth of germs in the body. The germs may be bacteria, viruses, yeast, fungi, or other microorganisms
20. a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms

2. involves putting a particular substance onto or into it, in order to clean it, to protect it, or to give it special properties
3. a type of research that studies new tests and treatments and evaluates their effects on human health outcomes
4. the belief that someone or something is good or acceptable
7. an entity that develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, imports, offers for sale or sells pharmaceutical products
9. using new methods, ideas, substances, etc. that have not been tried before, usually in order to find out what effect they have
11. peptidoglycan (PG)-degrading enzymes that are typically used by dsDNA phages to disrupt their hosts and be released in the environment
13. proteins that act as biological catalysts (biocatalysts)
14. a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease
16. having changed or developed in order to perform a particular function or suit a particular environment
17. a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea
19. resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells