Crossword Puzzle Competition- May 2018

The puzzle for May 2018 was created by Ashima Dua (Ph.D Scholar). The competition was held on 18-May-2018 after the Journal club and Work presentations. The student participants were required to fill the answers on the spot in 30 minutes.

Puzzle-2 (May 2018)

ACROSS

2. A term for microorganisms that survive the heat of pasteurization

4. Microbes that thrive in high CO2 concentrations

6. A non-ribosomal tripeptide

8. Abbreviation for an organism whose genetic material is altered by engineering

9. Something found only in Gram-positive bacteria

14. A structure formed during RNA splicing

16. Primary lymphoid organ

18. A small cysteine rich protein expressed only by filamentous fungi

21. An archaeal host that grows at 90 °C

22. A genus of acid stable viruses

23. An antibiotic derived from bacterium with high GC content in the genome

24. A radiation tolerant bacterium

25. Term for the role and position a species occupies in its environment

DOWN

1.  A major family of antimicrobial peptides involved in innate immunity

3.  Bacterium with a super antenna

5.  Bacterial symbiont of aphids

7.   Deterioration of a cell or its structural components

10.  A fermented vegetable

11.  A bacterial stain

12.  The term for a mutant having nutritional requirements not shown by parental strain

13.  An archaeal sterol

15.  Another name for whooping cough

17.  Reduced in virulence

19.  An ionophore antibiotic from Streptomyces

20.  The shape of mycoplasma cells

26. One of the raw materials of beer fermentation

Students Solving the Puzzle

Solution of Puzzle 2 (May 2018)

And the winners are-

First (16.5 out of 26): Jatin Chaddha

Second (15.5 out of 26): Shilpa Mohanty

Jatin Chaddha and Shilpa Mohanty receiving certificate & prize for 1st & 2nd position, on 10-Aug-2018