Microbiological Processes
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Microbiological Processes. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Microbiological Processes.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Antibiosis - A natural association between organisms that is detrimental to at least one of them. This often refe...
Antibody-Dependent Enhancement - Enhancement of viral infectivity caused by non-neutralizing antibodies. There are at least two mecha...
Bacterial Adhesion - Physicochemical property of fimbriated (FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL) and non-fimbriated bacteria of attachin...
Bacterial Processes - The functions, behavior, and activities of bacteria....
Bacterial Translocation - The passage of viable bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract to extra-intestinal sites, such as th...
Bacteriolysis - Rupture of bacterial cells due to mechanical force, chemical action, or the lytic growth of BACTERIO...
Cell Transformation, Viral - An inheritable change in cells manifested by changes in cell division and growth and alterations in ...
Hemadsorption - A phenomenon manifested by an agent or substance adhering to or being adsorbed on the surface of a r...
Hemagglutination, Viral - Agglutination of ERYTHROCYTES by a virus....
Host-Pathogen Interactions - The interactions between a host and a pathogen, usually resulting in disease....
Immune Evasion - Methods used by pathogenic organisms to evade a host's immune system....
Lysogeny - The phenomenon by which a temperate phage incorporates itself into the DNA of a bacterial host, esta...
Microbial Interactions - The inter- and intra-relationships between various microorganisms. This can include both positive (l...
Microbiological Processes - Physiological functions, activities, and interactions of microorganisms, including ARCHAEA; BACTERIA...
Nitrogen Fixation - The process in certain BACTERIA; FUNGI; and CYANOBACTERIA converting free atmospheric NITROGEN to bi...
Nitrogen Fixation - The process in certain BACTERIA; FUNGI; and CYANOBACTERIA converting free atmospheric NITROGEN to bi...
Quorum Sensing - A phenomenon where microorganisms communicate and coordinate their behavior by the accumulation of s...
Symbiosis - The living together of organisms of different species....
Transformation, Bacterial - The heritable modification of the properties of a competent bacterium by naked DNA from another sour...
Viral Interference - A phenomenon in which infection by a first virus results in resistance of cells or tissues to infect...
Viral Tropism - The specificity of a virus for infecting a particular type of cell or tissue....
Virus Activation - The mechanism by which latent viruses, such as genetically transmitted tumor viruses (PROVIRUSES) or...
Virus Assembly - The assembly of VIRAL STRUCTURAL PROTEINS and nucleic acid (VIRAL DNA or VIRAL RNA) to form a VIRUS ...
Virus Attachment - The binding of virus particles to receptors on the host cell surface. For enveloped viruses, the vir...
Virus Inactivation - Inactivation of viruses by non-immune related techniques. They include extremes of pH, HEAT treatmen...
Virus Integration - Insertion of viral DNA into host-cell DNA. This includes integration of phage DNA into bacterial DNA...
Virus Internalization - The entering of cells by viruses following VIRUS ATTACHMENT. This is achieved by ENDOCYTOSIS, by dir...
Virus Physiological Processes - Biological activities of viruses and their interactions with the cells they infect....
Virus Release - Release of a virus from the host cell following VIRUS ASSEMBLY and maturation. Egress can occur by h...
Virus Replication - The process of intracellular viral multiplication, consisting of the synthesis of PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
