All 9 Uses
bacteria
in
Live Free or Die, by John Ringo
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- "There's definitely a suite of bacteria there, but I don't think that's the central problem."
p. 309.4 *bacteria = microorganisms (living creatures so small it takes a microscope to see them)
- Which appears to be feasting on the bacteria colony in the lesion.†
p. 309.9
- Presumably it carries some of the bacteria with it.†
p. 309.9
- It does gross damage to the affected tissue, the bacteria then have a residence, and it then feasts upon the bacteria.†
p. 310.1
- It does gross damage to the affected tissue, the bacteria then have a residence, and it then feasts upon the bacteria.†
p. 310.1
- And any antibiotic will kill the bacteria.†
p. 310.8
- Putting any antiseptic on the wound will kill the bacteria and starve it.†
p. 315.4
- Works most of the time but requires reapplication since it doesn't always kill the parasite, just the bacteria culture.†
p. 317.2
- Each was nearly a foot across, woven and rewoven about from individual strands thinner than a bacterium.†
p. 516.4bacterium = a microorganism (living creature so small it takes a microscope to see it)editor's notes: Bacteria, the plural form of this word is used much more commonly than the singular form and is even used to represent the singular form. Many Latin words that end in "um" are made plural by changing the "um" to "a"--such as bacterium to bacteria millennium to millennia, and curriculum to curricula. In modern writing, changing the "um" to "ums" is also accepted for many Latin words ending in um, but not for any of those listed above.
Definitions:
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(1)
(bacteria) microorganisms (living creatures so small it takes a microscope to see them) that can both cause disease and be beneficial.
(Bacteria are different and larger than viruses.)A single bacteria is called a bacterium and consists of a single cell that reproduces by splitting. (This is unlike a virus that uses cells in the body to reproduce.)
Bacteria are found virtually everywhere. For example, there are typically 40 million bacterial cells in a gram of soil and a million bacterial cells in a milliliter of fresh water. Many bacteria reside on our skin and in our bodies. For example, bacteria in the stomach help animals digest food. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)