The Microbe Zoo A digital learning center for microbial ecology that would appeal to all ages. Bugs in the News Award winning site with well written articles and links in viruses and bacteria. Cells Alive State of the Art site on cells that covers all aspects of bacteria and viruses. Appealing to all ages. Back to Top Click on any of the vocabulary words below to hear them pronounced and used in a sentence.
Bacteria do what they do best mutate changing to adapt to new conditions in their environment.
An organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size. An extrachromosomal ring of bacterial DNA that replicates autonomously. Any of numerous complex proteins that are produced by living cells and catalyze specific biochemical reactions at body temperatures. In order for a microbe to consume food from its environment, it has to make enzymes, which break down the food into usable molecules. A nutrient system for the artificial cultivation of cells or organisms, especially bacteria.