Microbiology terminology

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