Words to Know

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actinomycete aerobic anaerobic antibiotic bacilliform bacterial streaming bacteriophage bacterium (pl. bacteria) capsule cell wall chemotaxis coccus colony conjugation crop rotation dilution plating dilution streaking epiphyte eradication exclusion extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) fastidious fission

flagellum (pl. flagella) gall genome Gram-negative Gram-positive Gram stain hydathode intercellular intracellular latent period lenticel middle lamella (pl. middle lamellae) mollicute mutation nectary nucleoid ooze pathovar (pv.) peritrichous phloem necrosis phytoplasma plasmid pleomorphic

polar prokaryote propagative transmission protection quorum sensing ribosome saprophyte scorch selective medium soft rot spiroplasma stoma (pl. stomata) stylet subspecies toxin water-soaked wilt witches’ broom wound xylem-limited fastidious bacteria yellows