front 1 Biofilms | back 1 are aggregated bacteria adhering to each other and to a solid surface |
front 2 Biotechnology
| back 2 Studies bio-degradation of toxic wates |
front 3 Virology | back 3 studies the causative agent of ebola hemmorrhagic fever |
front 4 Biotechnology
| back 4 studies the production of human proteins by bacteria |
front 5 Immunology | back 5 studies the symptoms of AIDs |
front 6 Microbial physiology | back 6 studies the production of toxins by E. Coli |
front 7 Microbial Ecology | back 7 studies the life cycle of cryptosporidium |
front 8 Microbial genetics | back 8 develops gene therapy for disease |
front 9 mycology | back 9 studies the fungus candida albicans |
front 10 Archaea | back 10 Prokaryote without peptidoglycan cell wall |
front 11 Algae | back 11 cell wall made of cellulose; photosynthetic |
front 12 Bacteria | back 12 cell wall made of peptidoglycan |
front 13 Fungi | back 13 cell wall made of chitin |
front 14 helminths | back 14 multicellular animals |
front 15 Protozoa | back 15 unicellular, complex cell structure lacking a cell wall |
front 16 Viruses | back 16 Not composed of cells |
front 17 biological control of pest | back 17 Microorganism that kill insects can be effective biological control agents because they are specific for the pest and do not persist in the environment |
front 18 recycling of elements | back 18 Carbon, oxygen, nitrogen etc are required for all living organisms. Microorganism covert these elements into forms that are useful for other organisms.Many bacteria decompose material and release carbon dioxide into atmosphere |
front 19 normal microbiota | back 19 microorganisms that are found in and on human body. |
front 20 sewage treatment | back 20 organic matter in sewage is decomposed by bacteria into carbon dioxide,nitrates, phosphates, sulfate. |
front 21 human insulin production | back 21 Recombinant DNA technique have resulted in insertion of the gene of insulin |
front 22 Vaccine production | back 22 Some microbes can be genetically modified to produce componets of vaccines |
front 23 Biofilms | back 23 are aggregated bacteria adhering to each other and to a solid surface |