Antigen-antibody complex, 217
Antigens, 212, 214, 217
Antihelminthic drugs, 245
Antimetabolites, 242
Antimicrobial drugs, 113–114
antifungal drugs. SeeAntifungal drugs
antihelminthic drugs, 245
antimetabolites, 242
antiprotozoan drugs. SeeAntiprotozoan drugs
antiviral drugs, 243–244
bacteriostatic strategy, 235–237
cell wall inhibitors. SeeCell wall inhibitors
chemotherapeutic agents, 231–233
chemotherapy tests, 246–247
nucleic acid inhibitors, 241–242
plasma membrane inhibitors, 241
protein inhibitors. SeeProteins, inhibitors
spectrum of, 234
types of cells attacked, 233
Antiprotozoan drugs
chloroquine, 244
diiodohydroxyquin, 245
mefloquine, 244
metronidazole, 245
nifurtimox, 245
quinacrine, 244
Antisepsis, 112
Antiviral drugs, 243–244
Apicomplexans, 178
Apoenzyme, 90
Apoptosis, 217
Arber, Werner, 132
Archaea, 152–154
Arthropods, 202
Aseptic, definition of, 112
Athlete’s foot, 67
Atomic mass (atomic weight), 25
Atomic number, 25
Atomic Theory, 24–25
Atoms, 24–25
ATP (adenosine triphosphate), 44, 76, 82, 88–90,
92–96Autotrophic organisms, 23, 103
Avagadro’s number, 36
Avagadro, Amadeo, 36, 43
Avery, Oswald, 120
Axoneme microtubules, 79B
B cells, 216–217
Bacillus,1, 4, 13, 162, 233
Bacitracin, 239
Bacteria, 4
aerobic/microaerophilic, motile,
helical/vibroid, gram-negative bacteria,
154–155
anaerobic gram-negative cocci and rods,
158
endospore-forming gram-positive rods and
cocci, 162–163
facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rods,
156–158
gram-negative aerobic rods and cocci,
155–156
gram-positive cocci
Staphylococcus, 160–161
Streptococcus, 161
irregular nonsporing gram-positive rods, 164
Mycobacteria, 164
Mycoplasmas, 159–160
Nocardia, 165
regular nonsporing gram-positive rods,
163–164
Rickettsias and Chlamydias, 158–159
Bacteriochlorophyll, 99
Bacteriology, 4
Bacteriophages, 187
Bacteroides, 158
Base pairs, 122
Bases, 37
Bebesia microti, 178
Beijerinck, Martinus, 185
Berg, Paul, 132
Bergey, David, 144(^272) INDEX
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