Microbiology Demystified

Phototaxis, 71

Phycobilins, 99, 173

Phycology, 5

Phyla, 144–145, 151, 153

Picornaviruses, 190

Pili, 71–72

Pinocytosis, 77, 81

Pinworms, 182

Placebo, 205

Plasma membrane inhibitors, 241

Plasmid, 132

Plasmodium, 178

Polyenes, 243

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), 133–134

Polymers, 39–40

Polysaccharides, 41

Porin, 234

Poxviridae, 190

Praziquantel, 245

Precipitation reaction, 226

Precursor metabolites, 87

Prions, 193

Prodromal period, 204

Product, 29, 34

Prokaryotic organisms, 4

archaea. SeeArchaea

bacteria. SeeBacteria

cells of

cell wall, 72–73

cytoplasmic membrane

fluid mosaic model, 74–75

function of, 75–76

group translocation, 76

introduction, 73–74

cytosol and cytoplasm, 77

endocytosis, 76–77

eukaryotic cells, differences from, 69

exocytosis, 76–77

inclusions, 78

introduction, 68–69

parts of

fimbriae, 71

flagella, 70–71

glycocalyx, 70

pili, 71–72

ribosomes, 77–78

Promotor site, 123

Propionibacterium, 164

Protease, 98

Proteins, 41–42

catabolism, 98

inhibitors

aminoglycosides, 240

chloramphenicol, 241

macrolides, 241

tetracyclines, 240

synthesis, 42–44, 123–124

Protons, 25

Protozoa, 5

amoeba flagellates, 175–176

apicomplexans, 178

ciliates, 177

introduction, 174–175

nutrition, 175

of blood and tissue, 177

Protozoology, 5

Prusiner, Stanley, 193

Pseudomonads, 155

Pseudopods, 80, 175

Purines, 122

Pyrimidines, 122

Pyruvic acid, 94

Q

Quarantine, 3, 205

Quinacrine, 244

Quinolones, 242

R

Radioactivity, 27

Reactants, 29, 34

Reading frame, 123

Recombinant DNA technology, 132

agricultural applications, 135–136

DNA fingerprinting, 134–135

gene therapy, 134

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