Nucleus
Control center of the cell that governs activity and heredity
Pseudomonas
the water bug because it is frequently found in water
Mesophile bacteria
often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at body temperature
Herpes Simplex Virus
viral disease
Bacteria that requires oxygen?
aerobic
bacteria is divided into
coccus (round), bacillus (rods), spiralla (spirals)
tetanus and botulism do not need oxygen to grow so they are classified as what?
anaerobic bacteria
staphylococcus, enterococcus and streptococcus are examples of what?
gram-positive bacteria
binary fission
A form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
caused by prions which are believed to be a abnormal form of proteins
contamination
the state of being soiled or infected by contact with infectious organisms or other material
Bacteria
approximately one to two microns in size
what is lethal to vegetative state of pathogens
sunlight