Nerve Toxin - Also called neurotoxins, these refer to poisonous substances that cause damage to cells in the nervous system.⏎
Plasmid - A ring of DNA usually found in bacteria that is separate from and can replicate independently from DNA in a chromosome and can provide bacteria with some advantages, such as antibiotic resistance.⏎
Reservoir - An organism in which a parasite that is pathogenic for some other organism lives and reproduces without harming its host.⏎
Replication - The process of producing a copy of a strand of DNA.⏎