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3-phosphoglycerate 8.6 Photosynthesis
α carbon 7.4 Proteins
α-helix 7.4 Proteins
β-pleated sheet 7.4 Proteins
A
ABO blood group system 19.1 Hypersensitivities
acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation 8.4 Fermentation
Acetothermus paucivorans 4.5 Deeply Branching Bacteria
Acinetobacter baumannii 14.5 Drug Resistance, 14.5 Drug Resistance
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) 19.4 Immunodeficiency
acridine orange 11.5 Mutations
activated macrophages 19.1 Hypersensitivities
activation of cytotoxic T cells 18.3 T Lymphocytes and Cellular Immunity
Active immunity 18.5 Vaccines
acute inflammation 17.5 Inflammation and Fever
acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis 24.2 Microbial Diseases of the Mouth and Oral Cavity
Addison disease 19.2 Autoimmune Disorders
adenosine deaminase deficiency 12.4 Gene Therapy
adenosine diphosphate (ADP) 8.1 Energy, Matter, and Enzymes
adenosine monophosphate (AMP) 8.1 Energy, Matter, and Enzymes
adipose tissue 7.3 Lipids
adrenal glands 19.2 Autoimmune Disorders
aerial filaments 9.1 How Microbes Grow
affitins 4.6 Archaea
African trypanosomiasis 5.1 Unicellular Eukaryotic Parasites
Agrobacterium 4.2 Proteobacteria
Alcanivorax borkumensis 8.7 Biogeochemical Cycles
alcohol fermentation 8.4 Fermentation
Alexandrium 5.4 Algae
algal bloom 5.4 Algae
allergic rhinitis 19.1 Hypersensitivities
allosteric activator 8.1 Energy, Matter, and Enzymes
alternative pathway 17.2 Chemical Defenses
alternative splicing 11.3 RNA Transcription
Ames test 11.5 Mutations
amine group 7.4 Proteins
amino groups 7.4 Proteins
aminoacyl tRNA synthetase 11.4 Protein Synthesis (Translation)
aminoglycoside resistance 14.5 Drug Resistance
ammonification 8.7 Biogeochemical Cycles
amphipathic 7.3 Lipids
Amycolatopsis orientalis 14.3 Mechanisms of Antibacterial Drugs
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) 12.2 Visualizing and Characterizing DNA, RNA, and Protein
Analytical epidemiology 16.2 Tracking Infectious Diseases
anaphylactic shock 19.1 Hypersensitivities
anti-AChR antibodies 19.2 Autoimmune Disorders
Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANAs) 19.2 Autoimmune Disorders
anti-Rh factor antibodies 19.1 Hypersensitivities
antibody class switching 18.3 T Lymphocytes and Cellular Immunity
antibody screen 20.3 Agglutination Assays
antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) 18.1 Overview of Specific Adaptive Immunity, 19.1 Hypersensitivities
antifungal medications 5.3 Fungi
antigen mimicry 19.2 Autoimmune Disorders
antigen presenting cells (APCs) 19.1 Hypersensitivities
antihistamine 19.1 Hypersensitivities
antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) 17.2 Chemical Defenses
antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) 14.6 Testing the Effectiveness of Antimicrobials
antinuclear antibodies 20.5 Fluorescent Antibody Techniques
antiretroviral therapy (ART) 14.4 Mechanisms of Other Antimicrobial Drugs
antisense strand 11.3 RNA Transcription
antivaxxers 18.5 Vaccines
API strips 8.4 Fermentation
arachadonic acid 19.1 Hypersensitivities
Archaeplastida 5.4 Algae
Archaeplastids 5.4 Algae
Arthus reaction 19.1 Hypersensitivities
Artificial passive immunity 18.5 Vaccines, 19.1 Hypersensitivities
ascocarps 5.3 Fungi
Ascomycota 5.3 Fungi
ascospores 5.3 Fungi
ascus 5.3 Fungi
Aspergillus flavus 5.3 Fungi
asymptomatic carrier 16.3 Modes of Disease Transmission
atomic force microscope 2.3 Instruments of Microscopy
atypical pneumonia 4.4 Gram-Positive Bacteria
autocrine function 17.2 Chemical Defenses
autoimmune hemolytic anemia 20.3 Agglutination Assays
autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes (APS) 19.2 Autoimmune Disorders
autoinducers 9.1 How Microbes Grow
automated, cell-counting 20.5 Fluorescent Antibody Techniques
auxotroph 11.5 Mutations
avian influenza virus A 16.3 Modes of Disease Transmission
Avocado sunblotch viroid 6.4 Viroids, Virusoids, and Prions
B
B-cell maturation 19.4 Immunodeficiency
B-cell receptors (BCRs) 18.4 B Lymphocytes and Humoral Immunity
Bacillariophyta 5.4 Algae
bacterial toxins 18.5 Vaccines
bacteriochlorophyll 8.6 Photosynthesis
bacteriophage preparation 6.1 Viruses
bacteriorhodopsin 4.6 Archaea
Baltimore classification system 6.1 Viruses
Bartonella 4.2 Proteobacteria
basidia 5.3 Fungi
basidiocarps 5.3 Fungi
Basidiomycota 5.3 Fungi
basidiospores 5.3 Fungi
batch culture 9.1 How Microbes Grow
Beggiatoa 4.2 Proteobacteria
Beijerinck 6.1 Viruses
binary fission 9.1 How Microbes Grow
binomial nomenclature 1.2 A Systematic Approach
biochemistry 7.1 Organic Molecules
biological safety levels 13.1 Controlling Microbial Growth
Biological transmission 16.3 Modes of Disease Transmission
bioluminescence 4.2 Proteobacteria
biomolecule 7.1 Organic Molecules
biopolymers 7.4 Proteins
bioremediation 8.7 Biogeochemical Cycles
Blastomyces dermatitidis 5.3 Fungi, 22.4 Respiratory Mycoses
blocking antibodies 19.1 Hypersensitivities
blood-group antigens 19.1 Hypersensitivities
blood-spinal cord barrier 26.1 Anatomy of the Nervous System
bloodstream infections 16.3 Modes of Disease Transmission
bone marrow ablation 19.4 Immunodeficiency
Bordetella 4.2 Proteobacteria
brightfield microscope 2.3 Instruments of Microscopy
Broad Street cholera epidemic 16.2 Tracking Infectious Diseases
Brock Introduction
bronchoalveolar lavage 19.1 Hypersensitivities
brown algae 5.4 Algae
Bruton X-linked agammaglobulinemia 19.4 Immunodeficiency
BSL-3 microbe 22.4 Respiratory Mycoses
budding yeasts 5.3 Fungi
Burkholderia 4.2 Proteobacteria
Burkholderia cepacia 7.4 Proteins
Burkholderiales 4.2 Proteobacteria
C
C-reactive protein (CRP) 19.2 Autoimmune Disorders
calibration curve 9.1 How Microbes Grow
Calvin-Benson cycle 8.6 Photosynthesis
Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis 24.3 Bacterial Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract
capreomycin 14.5 Drug Resistance
capsid 6.1 Viruses
capsomere 6.1 Viruses
carbapenem resistance 14.5 Drug Resistance
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae 13.4 Testing the Effectiveness of Antiseptics and Disinfectants
carbapenemases 14.5 Drug Resistance
carbohydrates 7.3 Lipids
carbonyl group 7.4 Proteins
carboxyl group 7.4 Proteins
carboxylic acid 7.4 Proteins
carotenoid 8.6 Photosynthesis
carrageenan 5.4 Algae, 5.4 Algae
Case-control studies 16.2 Tracking Infectious Diseases
catabolite activator protein (CAP) 11.7 Gene Regulation: Operon Theory
Caulobacter 4.2 Proteobacteria
CCA amino acid binding end 11.4 Protein Synthesis (Translation)
CD95 (Fas) cytotoxic pathway 19.5 Cancer Immunobiology and Immunotherapy
celiac disease 19.2 Autoimmune Disorders
cell junctions 17.1 Physical Defenses
cell-mediated immune response 19.4 Immunodeficiency
cellular respiration 8.6 Photosynthesis
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) 12.4 Gene Therapy
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 16.1 The Language of Epidemiologists
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 16.1 The Language of Epidemiologists
central nervous system (CNS) 26.1 Anatomy of the Nervous System
Cephalosporium acremonium 14.3 Mechanisms of Antibacterial Drugs
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 26.1 Anatomy of the Nervous System
Chamberland filters 6.1 Viruses
Charophyta 5.4 Algae
Cheese handler’s disease 19.1 Hypersensitivities
chemical mediators 17.2 Chemical Defenses
chemically defined medium 9.6 Media Used for Bacterial Growth
Chlamydomonas 5.4 Algae
Chlorella 5.4 Algae
Chlorophyta 5.4 Algae
chloroplast 8.6 Photosynthesis
Chromobacterium violaceum 19.4 Immunodeficiency
chronic granulomatous disease 19.4 Immunodeficiency
chronic infection 6.2 The Viral Life Cycle
chronic inflammation 17.5 Inflammation and Fever
chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis 19.2 Autoimmune Disorders
chronic myelogenous leukemia 19.4 Immunodeficiency
Chrysophyta 5.4 Algae
chytrids 5.3 Fungi
ciliated epithelial cells 17.1 Physical Defenses
citrus tristeza virus 6.2 The Viral Life Cycle
classical complement cascade 19.1 Hypersensitivities
closed culture 9.1 How Microbes Grow
Clostridium perfringens gastroenteritis 24.3 Bacterial Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract
cluster of differentiation (CD) molecules 18.3 T Lymphocytes and Cellular Immunity
coarse focusing knob 2.3 Instruments of Microscopy
Coccidioides immitis 5.3 Fungi, 22.4 Respiratory Mycoses
coenocytic hyphae 5.3 Fungi
colony-forming unit 9.1 How Microbes Grow
commercial sterilization 13.1 Controlling Microbial Growth
common source spread 16.2 Tracking Infectious Diseases
competitive inhibitor 8.1 Energy, Matter, and Enzymes
complement activation 17.2 Chemical Defenses
complementary base pairing 10.2 Structure and Function of DNA
complementary base pairs 10.2 Structure and Function of DNA
complementary strand 11.2 DNA Replication
complex 6.1 Viruses
Conan the Bacterium 4.5 Deeply Branching Bacteria
concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) 14.5 Drug Resistance
conditional mutation 11.5 Mutations
confocal microscope 2.3 Instruments of Microscopy
confocal microscopy 9.1 How Microbes Grow
conidia 5.3 Fungi
conjugate vaccine 18.5 Vaccines, 18.5 Vaccines
conjugated proteins 7.4 Proteins
constitutive secretory pathways 3.4 Unique Characteristics of Eukaryotic Cells
constitutively expressed 11.7 Gene Regulation: Operon Theory
Contact transmission 16.3 Modes of Disease Transmission
continuous common source spread 16.2 Tracking Infectious Diseases
convalescent phase 20.3 Agglutination Assays
cortex 5.5 Lichens
Coulter counter 9.1 How Microbes Grow
cowpox 18.5 Vaccines
Crenarchaeota 4.6 Archaea
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) 1.3 Types of Microorganisms
cross-resistance 14.5 Drug Resistance
cross-sectional study 16.2 Tracking Infectious Diseases
crustose lichens 5.5 Lichens
cryptococcosis 22.4 Respiratory Mycoses
cucumber mosaic virus 6.2 The Viral Life Cycle
culture density 9.1 How Microbes Grow
culture medium 9.1 How Microbes Grow
cutaneous candidiasis 15.2 How Pathogens Cause Disease
cutaneous mycoses 21.4 Mycoses of the Skin
cyclic photophosphorylation 8.6 Photosynthesis
cytochrome oxidase 8.3 Cellular Respiration
Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides (CFB) 4.1 Prokaryote Habitats, Relationships, and Microbiomes
cytotoxic hypersensitivities 19.1 Hypersensitivities
cytotoxic T lymphocyte 19.1 Hypersensitivities
cytotoxicity 17.3 Cellular Defenses
D
darkfield microscope 2.3 Instruments of Microscopy
death phase 9.1 How Microbes Grow
decimal reduction time (DRT) 13.1 Controlling Microbial Growth
Deinococcus radiodurans 4.5 Deeply Branching Bacteria
delayed-type hypersensitivities (DTH) 19.1 Hypersensitivities
Deltaproteobacteria 4.2 Proteobacteria
denatured 7.4 Proteins
denitrification 8.7 Biogeochemical Cycles
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) 10.2 Structure and Function of DNA
deoxyribonucleotides 10.2 Structure and Function of DNA
Descriptive epidemiology 16.2 Tracking Infectious Diseases
desensitization 19.1 Hypersensitivities
Desulfovibrio 4.2 Proteobacteria
diabetes mellitus 19.4 Immunodeficiency
Dictyostelium discoideum 5.1 Unicellular Eukaryotic Parasites
Differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopes 2.3 Instruments of Microscopy
differential staining 2.4 Staining Microscopic Specimens
diglyceride 7.3 Lipids
dikaryotic 5.3 Fungi
dimorphic fungi 5.3 Fungi
dipeptide 7.4 Proteins
Diphylobothrium latum 5.2 Parasitic Helminths
direct agglutination assay 20.3 Agglutination Assays
direct antihuman globulin test (DAT) 20.3 Agglutination Assays
direct contact transmission 16.3 Modes of Disease Transmission
direct Coombs’ test 20.3 Agglutination Assays
direct ELISA 20.4 EIAs and ELISAs
Direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) tests 20.5 Fluorescent Antibody Techniques
direct hemagglutination assays 20.3 Agglutination Assays
direct immunofluorescence assay (DFA) 2.3 Instruments of Microscopy
direct microscopic cell count 9.1 How Microbes Grow
direct repair 11.5 Mutations
directly observed therapy (DOT) 14.2 Fundamentals of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Dirofilaria immitis, 5.2 Parasitic Helminths
disaccharide 7.2 Carbohydrates
disulfide bridge 7.4 Proteins