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Cryptic Codex of Microbial Mysteries
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Pertaining to protein synthesis factories of cells
  • 2. Bacterial chatter regulating collective gene expression
  • 4. Phage integration strategy hiding in bacterial genome
  • 7. Genus known for waxy cell walls and TB pathogen
  • 12. Filamentous structures that build fungal colonies
  • 14. Dormant tough cell surviving extreme conditions
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  • 3. Referring to hair-like bacterial appendages aiding adhesion
  • 5. Rigid bacterial mesh resisting osmotic pressure
  • 6. Giant symbiotic bacterium named for ‘foot’ of fish
  • 8. Toxin harmful specifically to host cells
  • 9. Algal or bacterial growth causing water discoloration
  • 10. Mobile genetic element hopping within chromosomes
  • 11. Directed motion of microbes toward chemical stimuli
  • 13. Enzyme cleaving peptide bonds in proteins
  • 15. Extrachromosomal DNA conferring antibiotic resistance

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