Word Finder - microorganism

definition

An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

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The cud is then reswallowed and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.

The microorganism which causes the disease of bitterness (amer) forms longish branched filaments in the wine.

It is caused by a microorganism termed Mycoderma aceti, which occurs in wine in small groups and chaplets of round cells.

Because microorganism activity slows down, fewer nutrients are available in the soil.

For older children and adults, if there is a question as to the cause of a sore, a tissue sample or culture can be taken to determine what type of virus or other microorganism is responsible.

Then they develop .definite fibrils which differentiate into fibrous laminae forming a zone which shuts off the abscess from the healthy tissue and so prevents the further invasion and injurious effects of the microorganism.

Modification of the numbers or types of microorganism colonizing the intestine can have a profound effect on normal gastrointestinal function.

However, when microorganism causes are thoroughly ruled out, your vet will likely want to investigate environmental factors.

Drill holes through the barrel to allow for air circulation to encourage microorganism growth.

The most common cause of nail fungus in dogs is an infection from a microorganism called Blastomyces dermatitidis.

Some experts recommend a fast release fertilizer because of the slowed microorganism activity.

Flow involves players guiding a water microorganism through evolution.

Infections caused by lack of immunizations can either be detected by conducting physical examination and culturing the specific microorganism in the laboratory.

Toxin-A poisonous substance usually produced by a microorganism or plant.

It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Sometimes erythromycin may be used to treat a microorganism that is resistant to penicillin.

Attenuated-A live but weakened microorganism that can no longer produce disease.

At high hydrogen concentrations the microorganism would allow hydrogen ions to leak through the cell membrane.

This alone, however, does not account for the peculiar character of the Sauternes, for during the latter period of ripening a specific microorganism termed Botrytis cinerea develops on the grape, causing a peculiar condition termed pourriture noble (German Edelfaule), which appears to be responsible for the remarkable bouquet observed in the wines.

Vaccine-A substance prepared from a weakened or killed microorganism which, when injected, helps the body to form antibodies that will prevent infection by the natural microorganism.

Robertson has shown that the typhoid bacillus can grow very easily in certain soils, can persist in soils through the winter months, and when the soil is artificially fed, as may be done by a leaky drain or by access of filthy water from the surface, the microorganism will take on a fresh growth in the warm season.