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- It looks like someone took an enormous box, painted it the color of serratia marcescens (which is a rod-shaped, pink bacterium that grows in showers) and cut holes in the sides.†
p. 189.9bacterium = 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.
- I know a lot about bacteria and germs, so this is all very challenging for me.
p. 202.3 *bacteria = microorganisms (living creatures so small it takes a microscope to see them)
- Her eyes glazed over when Willow spoke about new drug-resistant bacteria, but she got the gist of the whole thing.†
p. 263.8
- Regular soil is a crazy mix of everything from fine rock fragments to water, air, insects, and even bacteria and fungi.†
p. 300.3
- From the bacteria in the sink to the fruit fly circling the bowl of bananas.†
p. 313.7
Definitions:
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(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)