vocabulary

4. a method used to prevent contamination with microorganisms
6. a microscopic organism
12. a microorganism causing disease or fermentation
13. a strong heated container used for chemical reactions and other processes using high pressures and temperatures
14. elongated bacteria having tufts at both poles
18. infections gained while in the hospital
22. a bacterium, virus or other microorganism that can cause disease
23. a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroyed microorganisms
25. a rod shaped bacterium
26. a phylum or group of phyla that comprises the single-celled microscopic animals
27. any group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools
28. not needing oxygen

1. a process that eliminates many or all pathogenic microorganisms, except bacterial spores, on inanimate objects
2. devices with sharp points or edges that can puncture or cut skin
3. used to prevent fungal growth
5. wounds caused by needles that accidentally puncture the skin
7. the practice of using antiseptics to eliminate the microorganisms that cause disease
8. a member of a large gourd of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus
9. any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium
10. any group of parasitic and saprobic fungi causing a cottony growth on organic substances
11. the process or fact of isolating or being isolated
13. relating to, involving, or requiring oxygen
15. a virus that causes inflammation of the liver
16. microorganisms that cause disease and are present in human blood
17. not capable of causing disease
19. having been made impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance
20. occupational safety and health administration
21. free from germs
24. a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic appendage that enables many protozoa