an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
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A genus of algae. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.
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an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission;…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission;…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legio…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Animals.the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legio…
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the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolve…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.A name given by Prof. Huxley to a gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. He supposed th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.A preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea moss, cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance, with mild, usua…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spik…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge, much estee…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.A part of a turtle which is attached to the lower shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a light yellowish color, much…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself thro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, algae, plants, composed, moniliform.
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