Across
- 4. Microorganism that can replicate itself by infecting a host cell
- 7. Type of organism with a thin layer of peptidoglycan
- 8. Cellular structure formed by some bacteria in response to adverse conditions
- 9. Predominant form of bacterial reproduction
- 13. Virus that infects bacteria
- 14. The scientific study of microorganisms
- 16. Bacterium carrying the prophage
- 18. Microorganism that has pseudopeptidoglycan in its cell wall
Down
- 1. Complex lipid that contains a phosphate group
- 2. Spherical or ovoid in shape and typically arrange themselves in chains or pairs
- 3. Main component of the cell wall of 4 across
- 5. Acid found in gram-positive bacteria
- 6. Type of organism with a thick layer of peptidoglycan
- 9. Microorganism that has peptidoglycan in its cell wall
- 10. Entire genetic content of a cell
- 11. Infection process that leads to the lysis of host cells
- 12. Complex ecosystem of bacteria embedded in a matrix
- 15. Long, rigid, spiral structures used by prokaryotic cells for motility
- 17. Main component of the cell wall of 11 down