Microbiology Crossword

A microbe whose relationship with its host is parasitic and results in infection and disease
This type of media contains one or more agents that inhibit the growth of a certain microbe, but not others
__________ involves the clumping of antigens
This type of immunoassay uses an enzyme-linked indicator antibody to visualize Ag-Ab reactions
The microbe benefits and the host is unaffected
any characteristic or structure of the microbe that contributes to its ability to establish itself in the host and cause damage
The minimum number of microbes necessary to cause an infection to proceed
Subjective evidence of a disease as sensed by the patient
Released upon disintegration of Gram-Negative bacteria
Used for attachment, especially to endothelial cells
A type of pathogen which attacks persons who are already weakened in some way
Protein shell that surrounds the nucleic acid in a virus
Infectious RNA particles
Areas where virus-infected cells have been destroyed and show up as clear, well-defined patches in the cell sheet
Any substance that must be provided to an organism
The time required for a complete fission cycle, from parent cell to two daughter cells
Reactant molecules acted on by an enzyme
Small circular pieces of DNA that contain their own origin of replication
_________ are the source of variation and new traits in all living things
This type of cell destroy virus-infected and abnormal cells
The type of T-Cell that leads to the destruction of infected host cells and other "foreign" cells
The study of disease associated with the over reactivity or under reactivity of the immune response
Type of rash that appears as flat to slightly raised colored bumps. It is red and dry
Inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord
A serious conditions that involves inflammation of the brain tissue
Cascading immune responses to septicemia resulting in decreased blood pressure
Blood infections are considered to be __________ infections
Red patches with white grain-like centers that appear along the gum line and in the mouth
The causative agent for "Whopping Cough"
The inflammation of the fallopian tubes
The ratio of the dose of the drug that is toxic to humans as compared to its minimum effective (therapeutic dose)