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Understanding antibiotic resistance
Understanding antibiotic resistance

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trait

A genetically determined characteristic of an organism.

transcription profiling

A technique that identifies which genes are being expressed in cells.

transduction

A horizontal gene transfer mechanism in which plasmids are transferred from one bacterium to another, mediated by a virus


transformation

A horizontal gene transfer mechanism in which bacteria take up plasmids from the environment across the cell wall.

transmission

The passing of disease-causing pathogens from one individual to another.

turbidity

A measure of how well light passes through a liquid. Light is scattered by particles in liquid, making them appear cloudy, or turbid. Turbidity can be used to measure bacterial cell density. Samples with a high cell density will appear more turbid than those with a low cell density.