| A | B |
|---|
| Microbiology | science of the study of microbes |
| Abiogeniesis | life from nonlife |
| Biogenesis | life from life |
| Infusion | nutrien-rich solutions |
| endospores | heat resistant bodies for survival |
| metabolism | all the various chemical reactions |
| Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek | Father of Microbiology |
| Asepsis | absence of unwanted microbes |
| Colony | visible clump of billions of cells descended form one ancestor by cell division |
| Prophylaxis | disease prevention |
| Immunity | resistance to a disease |
| Vacciantion | introduction of weakened/dead pathogen |
| Antibodies | antimicrobial protiens |
| Antibiotics | chemicals produced by one microbe to interfere of kill other microbes |
| Nosocomical infections | contracting a new disease while hospitalized |
| Anecdotal evidence | info based on personal experiences and estimonial |
| independent variable | factor being tested |
| dependent variable | factor(s) observed/measured during experiment |
| Louis Pasteur | Father of Bacteriology |
