Capsule — The word capsule, or encapsulation, may refer to:* Capsule (anatomy), a cover or envelope partly or wholly surrounding a structure. * Capsule (fruit), a type of dry fruit like the poppy, iris or foxgloveVerify source|date=September 2007. *… … Wikipedia
Capsule — has many meanings in medicine including the following: {{}}In medicine, a membranous structure that envelops an organ, a joint, tumor, or any other part of the body. It is usually made up of dense collagen containing connective tissue. In… … Medical dictionary
Microbiology — An agar plate streaked with microorganisms … Wikipedia
microbiology — microbiological /muy kroh buy euh loj i keuhl/, microbiologic, adj. microbiologically, adv. microbiologist, n. /muy kroh buy ol euh jee/, n. the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic… … Universalium
Capsule (bactériologie) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Capsule. Dans le domaine de la microbiologie, on appelle capsule l enveloppe qui entoure la paroi de certaines bactéries. Elle est dite polyosidique car composée de plusieurs sucres (oses). Sa composition est… … Wikipédia en Français
Bacteria — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Bacteria fossil range = Archean or earlier Recent image width = 210px image caption = Escherichia coli image is 8 micrometres wide. domain = Bacteria subdivision ranks = Phyla [cite web… … Wikipedia
bacteria — bacterial, adj. bacterially, adv. /bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. bacterium / tear ee euhm/. ubiquitous one celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom … Universalium
Anthrax — For other uses, see Anthrax (disambiguation). Anthrax Classification and external resources Microphotograph of a Gram stain of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, the cause of the anthrax disease … Wikipedia
Immune system — A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and… … Wikipedia
Gram-positive bacteria — Gram positive bacteria, stained purple, of both the bacillus (“rod shaped”) and coccus (spherical) forms. A few Gram negative bacteria are also present, stained pink. Numbered ticks are eleven (11) microns apart. Gram positive… … Wikipedia
