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'''Outline: Host-induced epidemic spread of the cholera bacterium''' | |||
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Revision as of 23:08, 17 October 2010
10 Biological Terms
- gavage: force feeding by means of a tube
- motif: a distinctive usually recurrent molecular sequence (as of amino acids or base pairs) or structural elements (as of secondary protein structures)
- chemotactic: the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- downregulation: a decrease in sensitivity, through overexposure, to a drug or other chemical caused by a reduction in the number or density of receptors on cell surfaces
- linker proteins: proteins that provide mechanisms by which receptors can amplify and regulate downstream effector proteins
- hyperinfectious: repeated reinfection with larvae produced by parasitic worms already in the body due to the ability of various parasites to complete the life cycle within a single host compare
- locus: the chromosomal position of a gene as determined by its linear order relative to the other genes on that chromosome
- serotype: a group of organisms, microorganisms, or cells distinguished by their shared specific antigens as determined by serologic testing
- inoculate: to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance
- precipitation: the precipitating of a substance from a solution
- precipitate: to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as by means of a reagent
Outline: Host-induced epidemic spread of the cholera bacterium