Glossary of Terms - Columns-Mold - December 2003

The following terms are found throughout this issue of COLUMNS-Mold. The definitions are from the 1995 edition of Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary unless otherwise stated.

antibody: any of a large number of proteins produced normally after stimulation by an antigen and act specifically against the antigen in an immune response antigen: a substance capable of stimulating an immune response ascomycete: any of a class (Ascomycetes) or subdivision (Ascomycotina) of higher fungi (as yeasts or molds) with septate hyphae and spores formed in asci [http://www.m-w.com] ascospore: any of the spores contained in an ascus [http://www.m-w.com] ascus: the membranous oval or tubular …