Difference between revisions of "Mpetredi Week 11"
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==Unfamiliar Biological Terms== | ==Unfamiliar Biological Terms== | ||
| − | *minimal medium: a medium that contains only inorganic salts, a simple carbon source (as carbon dioxide or glucose), and water | + | *'''minimal medium''': a medium that contains only inorganic salts, a simple carbon source (as carbon dioxide or glucose), and water |
| − | **Source: [[http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/minimal%20medium Merriam Webster]] | + | **Source: [[http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/minimal%20medium Merriam-Webster]] |
| − | *chaperone: any of a class of proteins (as heat shock proteins) that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins | + | *'''chaperone''': any of a class of proteins (as heat shock proteins) that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins |
| − | **Source: [[http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/chaperone Merriam Webster]] | + | **Source: [[http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/chaperone Merriam-Webster]] |
| + | *'''filamentation''': the anomalous growth of certain bacteria, such as E. coli, in which cells continue to elongate but do not divide (no septa formation) | ||
| + | **Source: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filamentation Wikipedia]] | ||
| + | *'''chemotaxis''': orientation or movement of an organism or cell in relation to chemical agents | ||
| + | **Source: [[http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/chemotaxis?show=0&t=1384201914 Merriam-Webster]] | ||
| + | *'''sigma factor''': a detachable polypeptide subunit of RNA polymerase that facilitates the initiation of transcription by recognizing specific DNA promoter sites | ||
| + | **Source: [[http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/sigma%20factor Merriam-Webster]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:35, 11 November 2013
Mitchell Petredis
[[Team Name]]
References
- Week 11
- [[http://jb.asm.org/content/188/21/7617.full.pdf+html Transcriptome Profiling Reveals the Importance of Plasmid pSymB
for Osmoadaptation of Sinorhizobium meliloti]]
Unfamiliar Biological Terms
- minimal medium: a medium that contains only inorganic salts, a simple carbon source (as carbon dioxide or glucose), and water
- Source: [Merriam-Webster]
- chaperone: any of a class of proteins (as heat shock proteins) that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins
- Source: [Merriam-Webster]
- filamentation: the anomalous growth of certain bacteria, such as E. coli, in which cells continue to elongate but do not divide (no septa formation)
- Source: [Wikipedia]
- chemotaxis: orientation or movement of an organism or cell in relation to chemical agents
- Source: [Merriam-Webster]
- sigma factor: a detachable polypeptide subunit of RNA polymerase that facilitates the initiation of transcription by recognizing specific DNA promoter sites
- Source: [Merriam-Webster]
