Microbiology Demystified

Hybridomas, 218

Hydrogen bond, 31

Hydrolases, 89

Hydrolysis, 40

Hydroxyl radical, 105

Hypertonic solution, 76

Hyphae, 168–169

Hypotonic solution, 76

I

Imidazoles, 243

Immune response, 212

Immune system, 211–212

Immunity, 212

acquired, 212–213

antibodies used for diagnosing diseases, 218

antibody-mediated, 213

antigens, 214

B cells, 216–217

binding, 214–216

cell-mediated, 214

chemical messengers (cytokines), 218–219

combating antigens, 217

introduction, 211–212

lasting, 218

macrophages, 220

natural killer (NK) cells, 220

serum and antibodies, 213

T cells, 219–220

Immunization, 206

Immunoglobulins (Igs), 214–216

Immunology, 7, 15

Inclusions, 78

Innoculating loop, 107

Inorganic compounds, 37

Integral proteins, 74

Interleukins, 219

Introduction to microorganisms

body defenses, 7–9

friendly and unfriendly, 2–3

germ theory, 12–14

killing microorganisms, 16–17

microscope, history of, 9–10

naming and classifying, 5–7

resistance to sterilization, 12

scientists and their contributions, summary of,

17–18

size of, 7

spontaneous generation, disproving, 10–12

study of

bacteriology, 4

mycology, 5

parasitology, 5

phycology, 5

protozoology, 5

virology, 4

vaccination, 15

Ion, 31

Ionic bond, 30

Isolation, 205

Isomerases, 90

Isoniazid (INH), 239

Isotonic solution, 76

Isotopes, 27, 29

J

Jackson, David, 132

Jacob, Francois, 125

Jakob, Alfon Maria, 193

Janssen, Zacharias, 9, 17

Jenner, Edward, 15, 17, 224

K

Kilogram, 50

Kingdoms, 7, 144–145

Kirby-Bauer test, 246

Klebsiella, 157

Koch’s Postulates, 14

Koch, Robert, 12–14, 18, 205

Krebs cycle, 94–96

Krebs, Hans, 95

L

Lactic acid, 97

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