Across
- 3. rod-shaped bacteria
- 5. drying out that inhibits microbial growth
- 7. stepwise reductions in concentration of a solution
- 11. a state of no growth or activity
- 13. contacts that touch mucous membranes but do not penetrate
- 14. dormant, tough, heat-resistant bacterial survival structures
- 15. kills or destroys microbes
Down
- 1. group of similar cells performing a specific function
- 2. energy that destroys microbes by damaging DNA
- 4. freeze-drying used to preserve microorganisms
- 6. a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria
- 8. inhibits growth without killing
- 9. contacts that touch intact skin only
- 10. contacts that enter sterile tissue or bloodstream
- 12. capable of killing microorganisms