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refers to the study of microorganisms
microbiology
A microorganism capable of causing disease is a
pathogen
what can weaken the body's ability to fight infection
cancer treatment
Beneficial bacteria found in the body that perform functions such as producing vitamins are called
normal flora
What disorder is a complication of a strep infection manifested by inflammation of the heart tissue
rheumatic fever
The viral infection that affects the salivary glands, causing fever, headache, and inflammation of the glands is
mumps
An acute, often fatal, infectious bacterial disease caused by the introduction of pathogenic spores, which enter the body through a contaminated puncture wound, is
tetanus
Bacteria are most commonly classified according to their
shape
bacteria grow in grape-like clusters and are commonly found on the skin
staphylococci
What is the shape of streptococci bacteria
chains
most common staining procedure, which differentiates bacteria according to the chemical composition of their cell walls
Gram stain
The acid-fast staining procedure is a
procedure for identifying bacteria with a waxy cell wall
A preparation of a specimen in a liquid that allows the organisms to remain alive and mobile while being identified is a(n)
culture
Fungi that grow into large, fuzzy, multicelled organisms that produce spores are called
molds
the following specimens would be collected if the practitioner suspects a patient has tuberculosis
sputum specimen
The hard protein the body produces that makes visualizing the fungus possible only in a KOH mount is called
keratin
