(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
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bacterium::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bacteria |
| Type of | micro-organism, microorganism |
| Has types | acidophil, rod, superbug, legionella, legionella pneumophilia, acidophile, true bacteria, neisseria gonorrhoeae, nitrobacterium, penicillin-resistant bacteria, probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora, bacteroid, pus-forming bacteria, calymmatobacterium, diplococcus, eubacteria, eubacterium, francisella, genus francisella, genus calymmatobacterium, gonococcus |
| Derivation | bacterial, bacterioidal, bacterise, bacterize |
