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Academic Press activity aerobic agar agents amino acids anaerobic animal antibiotics antigen antimicrobial appear autotrophic bacilli Bact bacteria bacterial cell bacteriophage bacterium capsule carbon cell wall cent CH₂ CH₂OH Chap chemical coenzyme coli coliform colonies compounds contain COOH cycle dilution disease disinfection effect electron energy enzyme example factors fermentation flagella folic acid formation glucose glutamic glutamic acid gram-negative growth H₂O HCOH hemolysins host cell hydrogen incubation infection influenza inhibition inoculation kinds lactic lysogenic mechanisms medium membrane metabolism microbial Microbiol Microbiology microorganisms molecule morphological nitrogen nucleic acid nucleotide occur organisms oxidation pathogenic pathway penicillin phage phosphate physiological present produced protein protoplasm purine pyruvic acid reaction relatively resistance rickettsiae serum specific spore stained sterile structure studies substances substrate synthesis temperature teria tion tissue culture titration tive toxic toxin tube ture variation viral virulence virus virus particles viruses