Across
- 4. process that destroys pathogenic microorganisms in certain foods and beverages
- 5. millionth of a meter.
- 8. microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
- 11. difficile, a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine (colon).
- 13. the microorganisms in a particular environment (including the body or a part of the body).
- 14. process by which one bacterium transfers genetic material to another through direct contact.
- 15. that breaks down dead organic material
Down
- 1. fission, asexual reproduction by a separation of the body into two new bodies
- 2. rod-shaped bacterium that can cause an infection in the intestinal tract.
- 3. 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.
- 5. small as to be visible only with a microscope.
- 6. Jejuni,a zoonotic Gram-negative bacterial pathogen
- 7. billionth of a meter.
- 9. the smallest unit that can live on its own and that makes up all living organisms and the tissues of the body.
- 10. substance that inhibits the growth and replication of a bacterium or kills it outright or a medicine
- 12. group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.