Ch 18 Microbiology

Gram positive

• four-step staining process developed by Hans used to separate bacteria into groups

• classification of bacteria that hold a dye stain and appear dark purple under a microscope

• classification of bacteria that do not hold a dye stain under a microscope

• classification of bacteria that are not consistently stained

nonpathogenic

• pertaining to microorganisms that do not produce disease

• type of staph infection that is resistant to several common antibiotics

• study of microorganisms

• organisms that can grow with or without oxygen

aerobes

• organisms that can grow with our without oxygen

• bacteria that require oxygen to grow

• bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen

• spherical bacterial cells that reproduce by dividing into two

methicillin-resistant

(Staphylococcus aureus)

• pertaining to microorganisms that do no produce disease

• virus that causes infections in humans

• type of staph infection that is resistant to several common antibiotics

• form of swine influenza virus

anaerobes

• rod-shaped bacteria that cause tuberculosis

• bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen and are destroyed by oxygen

• bacteria that require oxygen to grow

• rare but deadly virus that causes bleeding inside and outside the body

microcephaly

• classification of bacteria that are not consistently stained

• pertaining to microorganisms that do not produce disease

• study of microorganisms

• abnormal smallness of the head, a congenital condition associated with incomplete brain development

herpesvirus

• organisms that can grow with our without oxygen

• virus that causes infection in humans, such as herpes, shingles, and measles

• form of swine influenza virus

• rare but deadly virus that causes bleeding inside and outside of the body

cocci

• bacteria that requires oxygen to grow

• a yeast commonly found in the oral cavity

• rod-shaped bacteria that causes tuberculosis and other diseases

• spherical bacterial cell that reproduce by dividing into two

Ebola

• pertaining to microorganisms that do not produce disease

• rare but deadly virus that causes bleeding inside and outside of the body

• virus that causes infections in humans such as chickenpox

• form of swine influenza virus

facultative anaerobes

• type of staph infection that is resistant to several common antibiotics

• classification of bacteria that are not consistently stained

• resistant, dormant structure formed inside of some bacteria that can withstand adverse conditions

• organisms that can grow with or without oxygen