Glossary of Terms -- Columns-Mold -- January 2004

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.

actinobacteria group: a group of gram-positive, heterogeneous bacteria encompassing a range of morphologically, physiologically, and chemically different organisms and including bacteria that form cocci, short rods, irregular rods, and mycelia that fragment [http://cancer web.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?query=actinobac teria&action=Search+OMD]

antibody: any of a large number of proteins of high molecular weight that are produced normally by specializd B cells after stimulation by an antigen and act specifically against the antigen in an immune response, and that are produced abnormally …