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Microbiologic Phenomena

Medical Definition:	Physiological processes and activities of microorganisms, including archaea, bacteria, rickettsia, viruses, protozoa, and fungi.
Guide Notes:	not used for indexing; DF: MICROBIOL PHENOMENA CATALOG: do not use

Microbiologic Phenomena Categories.

	Antibiosis - A property of microorganisms which enables one microorganism to kill, injure, or inhibit the growth of a different microorganism.
	Bacterial Physiology - Physiological processes and activities of bacteria.
	Drug Resistance, Microbial - The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).
	Drug Resistance, Multiple - Simultaneous resistance to several structurally and functionally distinct drugs.
	Germ-Free Life - Animals not contaminated by or associated with any foreign organisms.
	Hemadsorption - A phenomenon manifested by an agent or substance adhering to or being adsorbed on the surface of a red blood cell, as tuberculin can be adsorbed on red blood cells under certain conditions. (Stedman, 25th ed)
	Viral Physiology - Biological processes and activities of viruses.
	Virulence - The degree of pathogenicity within a group or species of microorganisms or viruses as indicated by case fatality rates and/or the ability of the organism to invade the tissues of the host. The pathogenic capacity of an organism is determined by its VIRULENCE FACTORS.

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