microorganism
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streps/strɛps/
A streptococcus.
siderophore/ˈsaɪdərəˌfɔːr/ /ˈsaɪdərəˌfoʊr/
Any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating iron; they are employed by microorganisms to obtain iron from the environment
prophages/ˈproʊfeɪdʒɪz/
The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.
echoviruses/ˌekoʊˈvaɪrəsɪz/
A type of RNA virus of the species Enterovirus B of the Picornaviridae family, found in the human gastrointestinal tract.
nitrifying/ˈnaɪtrɪfaɪɪŋ/
Describing certain bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrite and nitrate in the soil
epidemic/ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/
A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.
substrain/sʌbstreɪn/
A subset of a strain, especially one derived from a single cell
infectious/ɪnˈfɛkʃəs/
(of an illness) Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.
matrixes/ˈmeɪtrɪˌsiːz/ /ˈmætrɪksɪz/
The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
pellicle/ˈpɛlɪkəl/ /ˈpɛlɪkɪl/
The growth on the surface of a liquid culture.