Bacilli

6. intracellular parasites that infect plants and cause diseases
9. a virus that parasitizes a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing inside it
10. a spherical bacterium
11. A wide spread illness caused by a virus such as the flu
12. a living organism that feeds on organic matter
13. a rod-shaped bacterium

1. a organism, typically a bacterium, which derives energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds
2. a photosynthetic organism that utilizes energy from light to synthesize organic molecules
3. a test that checks for bacteria at the site of a suspected infection
4. a hairlike structure that acts primarily as an organelle of locomotion in the cells of many living organisms
5. the protein shell of a virus particle that surrounds its nucleic acid
7. an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat
8. a sprial bacterium