microorganism

A streptococcus.

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

The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.

A type of RNA virus of the species Enterovirus B of the Picornaviridae family, found in the human gastrointestinal tract.

Describing certain bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrite and nitrate in the soil

A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.

A subset of a strain, especially one derived from a single cell

(of an illness) Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.

The medium in which bacteria are cultured.

The growth on the surface of a liquid culture.

Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates

(of milk or another liquid) Slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.

An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.

Any of many fungi, of the genus Verticillium, that cause wilt in plants

A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections

A disease caused by infection by protozoa of the genus Babesia, normally transmitted by ticks

(by extension) The virus which causes this infection.

Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for the bacterial infection listeriosis.

Engulfed and ingested as a result of phagocytosis

An association between organisms that is detrimental (harmful) to one or more of them; especially that due to a metabolic substance produced by one of them.