Microbiology Demystified

Beta-oxidation, 97–98

Binary fission, 108

Binding, 214–216

Binominal nomenclature, 5

Biogenesis, Theory of, 11

Biosynthesis, 187

Biotechnology, 132

Black plague, 3, 157

Body defenses, 7–9

Bohr, Niels, 43

Bordetella pertussis, 156

Botulism, 104

Boyer, Herbert, 132

Bright-field microscope, 57–58

Brown algae, 173–174

Brucella, 156

Budding, 109, 174

Buffer, 39

C

Calvin Cycle, 100

Capsid, 186

Capsule, 70

Carbapenems, 239

Carbohydrates, 40–41, 92–94

Carbon, 39, 104

Carboxymethyl cellulose, 60

Carriers, disease, 200

Cartenoids, 99

Catabolic reaction (catabolism), 34, 88

Catalysts, 29

Cation, 31

CDC (Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention), 207

Cell theory, 9

Cell wall inhibitors

bacitracin, 239

carbapenems, 239

cephalosporins, 239

ethambutol, 239

isoniazid (INH), 239

monobactams, 239

penicillin, 237–238

vancomycin, 239

Cell-mediated immunity, 214

Cellular structure, 68

Cellulose, 40, 79

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), 207

Cephalosporins, 239

Channel protein, 74

Chemical elements of microorganisms

catalysts, 35

chemical bonds, 29–31

chemical compounds, 35–36

chemical elements and atoms, 24–26

chemical notation, 31, 33

chemical reactions, 31, 33–35

inorganic compounds, 37

isotopes, 27, 29

mass, 24

matter, 24

molarity, 36–37

organic compounds. SeeOrganic compounds

Periodic Table, 27–28

scientists and their contributions, summary of,

43

valence shells and chemical reactions, 29

Chemical messengers (cytokines), 218–219

Chemical metabolism. SeeMetabolism

Chemical reaction, 29, 31

Chemiosmosis, 96

Chemostat, 110

Chemotaxis, 71

Chemotherapeutic agents, 231–233

Chemotherapy tests, 246–247

Chickenpox, 4

Chitin, 79

Chlamydias, 158–159

Chloramphenicol, 236, 241

Chlorophyll, 99

Chloroplasts, 99

Chloroquine, 244

Chromosomes, 122

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