Key Terms in Evolution and Diversity Among the Microbes

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS),

capsid,

capsule,

chemolithotroph,

chemoorganotroph,

conjugation,

extremophile,

Gram stain,

host,

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),

microbe,

Oxygen Revolution,

parasite,

pathogenic,

peptidoglycan,

phagocytosis,

photoautotroph,

plasmid,

probiotic therapy,

retrovirus,

sexually transmitted disease (STD),

transduction,

transformation,

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Colored transmission electron micrograph showing bacteriophage viruses that infect bacteria from the genus Listeria. Some food-borne species of Listeria are a serious threat to human health; this has prompted research into bacteriophages that might be used to help control such pathogens.

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