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Abiogenesis
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Spontaneous genration the theory that laiving organisms orginated from life less matter
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Animalcules
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Name given to tiny organism as seen seen by early microbiologists of the 18th century
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Antiseptic
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A chemical compound that can inhibit or stop the growth of bacteria without necessarily killing them
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Attenuate
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To weaken or dilute the pathogenicity of a virus or oother pathogen by exposing it to air heat chemicals light or through speed repeated subculture
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Bacteria
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Microscopic unicellular plantlike organisms belonging to the protista kingdom some bacteria are disease producin and some are essential to humans
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Bacteriophage
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A virus that infects bacterial cells sometimes lysing the cell
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Biochemista
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A scientist specializing in the chemical reactions of the body
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Biogenesis
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Theory that opposed that living matter always arises from preexisting matter spontaneous generation
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Biology
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Study of the functions of living organisms including plants and animals
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Botanist
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A scientist who specializes in the study of plants and plant life
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Contagious
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Capable of being transmitted from one individual to anotheras
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Aseptic
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Exclusion of the presence of infectious pathogens
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Disinfection
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Process of killing pathogenic organisms by chemical or physical means
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Emerging pathogens
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Micro organisms once not considered to be pathogenicor cause disease but are now found to be infectious and cuse disease
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Endospore
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Spore formed within parent cell
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