BacteriumWordNet Explorer
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(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
any organism of microscopic size
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella
(of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method
(of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method
a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen
the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances