bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical +

A microaerophilic micro-organism.

Any micro-organism; especially, a bacterium. Also: a micro-organism.

Caused by micro-organisms.

Someone who specializes in the science of microbiology or the science concerned with micro-organisms.

The science concerned with micro-organisms, including fungi, protozoa, bacteria, and viruses.

A microbe.

Destruction or lysis of micro-organisms by a phage.

1. Microscopic soil organisms not visible with the aid of a hand lens (magnifier).
2. Flora and fauna composed of microscopical organisms.

1. Applied to one symbiont that is noticeably smaller than the other.
2. The smaller of two symbiotic organisms.

Specific points in a finger image.

There are two main types, known as ridge endings and bifurcations. Sometimes, other details; such as, the points at which scars begin or terminate, are considered minutiae.

The number and locations of the minutiae vary from finger to finger in any particular person, and from person to person for any particular finger; for example, the thumb on the left hand.

When a set of finger images is obtained from an individual, the number of minutiae is recorded for each finger. The precise locations of the minutiae are also recorded, in the form of numerical coordinates, for each finger.

The result is a function that can be entered and stored in a computer database. A computer can rapidly compare this function with that of anyone else in the world whose finger image has been scanned.

The use of comparative measurements of form in the classification or analysis of relationships among organisms.

1. The fungal partner of a lichen (algal, fungal symbiosis).
2. The symbiotic fungal constituent of a lichen.

Lichens are composite organisms containing one of the fungi and one of the algae or cyanobacteria in symbiotic association.

The fungal flora of an area or habitat.

A symbiotic relationship between ants; consociation (a friendly association or alliance).

A symbiosis between an ant and its host plant.

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