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a-, an-
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absence or lacking. Ex. abiotic, in the absence of life; anaerobic, in the absence of oxygen
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-able
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able to, capable of. Ex. viable, having the ability to live or exist
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actino-
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ray; actinomycetes, bacteria that from star-shaped colonies (with rays)
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aer
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air. EX.- aerate, to add air
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albo
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white. Ex. Streptomyces albus produces white colonies
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amphi-
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around; amphitrichous, tufts of flagella at both ends of a cell
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amyl--
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starch. Ex. Amylase, an enzyme that degrades starch
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ana-
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up; anabolism, building up
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ant-, anti-
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opposed to; preventing: antimicrobial, a substance that prevents microbial growth
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Archae-
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ancient. Ex. archaeobacteria, "ancient" bacteria thought to be like the first form of life
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aur-
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gold. Ex. Staphylococcus aureus, gold pigmented colonies
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aut-, auto-
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self: autotroph=self feeder
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bacillo-
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a little stick; Ex. bacillus= rod shaped
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basid-
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base, Ex. basidium, a cell that bears spores
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bio
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life
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blast-
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bud; Ex. blastospore, spores formed by budding
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bovi-
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cattle. Ex. Mycobacterium bovis, a bacterium found in cattle
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brevi-
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short. Ex. Lactobacilllus brevis, a bacterium with short cells
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campylo-
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curved. Ex. Campylobacter, curved rod
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carcin-
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cancer. Ex. carcinogen, a cancer causing agent
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caseo-
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cheese. Ex. caseous, cheese like
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cerato-(keratin)
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horn. Ex. keratin, the horny substance making up skin and nails
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chlamydo-
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covering. Ex. chlamydoconidia, condidia formed inside hyphae
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chloro-
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green. Ex. chlorophyll, green pigmented molecule
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chrom-
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color. Ex. chromosome, readily stained molecule; metachromatic, intracellular colored granules
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chryso-
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golden. Ex. Streptomyces chryseus, bacteria with golden colonies
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-cide
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killing. Ex. bactericide, an agent that kills bacteria
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cili-
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eyelash; Ex. cilia, a hairlike organelle
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co-, con-
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together; Ex. concentric, having a common center
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cocci
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a berry/spherical. Ex. coccus, a spherical cell
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col-, colo-
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colon. Ex. Escherichia coli, a bacterium found in the large intestine
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conidio-
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dust. Ex. conidia, spores developed at the end of aerial hypha, never enclosed
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-cul
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small form. Ex. particle, a small part
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-cut, cut-
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the skin, Ex. firmicutes, bacteria with a firm cell wall, gram positive
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cyano
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blue. Ex. cyanobacteria, blue-green pigmented organisms
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cyst-
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bladder. Ex. cystitis, inflammation of the urinary bladder
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cyt-
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cell. Ex. cytology, the study of cells
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de-
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undoing, reversal, loss, removal;
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di-, diplo-
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twice, double. Ex. diplococci, pairs of spherical bacteria
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dia-
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through, between. Ex. diaphragm, the wall through or between two areas
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dys-
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difficult, faulty, painful. Ex. dysfunction, disturbed function
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ec-, ex, ecto
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out, outside, away from; Ex. excrete, to remove materials from the body
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en-, em-
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in, inside. Ex. encysted, enclosed in a cyst
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entero-
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intestine. Ex. enterobacter, a bacterium found in the intestine
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eo-
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dawn, early; Ex.- eobacterium, a 3.4 billion-year-old fossilized bacterium
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epi-
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upon, over. Ex. epidemic, number of cases of a diseases over the normally expected number
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erythro-
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red. Ex. erythema, redness of the skin
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eu-
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well, proper, new. Ex. eukaryote, a cell with a proper "kernel" /nucleus
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exo-
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outside, outer layer. Ex. exogenous, from outside the body
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extra-
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outside, beyond. Ex. extracellular, outside the cells of an organism
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firmi-
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strong. Ex. Bacillus firmus, forms resistant endospores
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flagell-
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whip. Ex. flagellum, a projection from a cell; in eukaryotes it pulls cells in a whip like fashion
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flav-
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yellow. Ex. Flavobacterium, cells that produce yellow pigment
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fruct-
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fruit, Ex. fructose- fruit sugar
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-fy
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to make. Ex. to magnify=to make larger
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