bacteria
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- noun
- /bækˈtɪəriə/
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bacteria
- Cavities are caused by bacteria that feed on sugar.
- pathogenic bacteria
- coliform bacteria
- spoilage bacteria
And that's just a lack of good bacteria in babies guts.
- And that's just a lack of good bacteria in babies guts.
- Cavities are caused by bacteria that feed on sugar.
- Archaea are not bacteria, they are not fungi.
- You're basically a giant bag of bacteria with a few human cells along.
- You'd need a lot of bacteria to get that done.
- It's to cut down on bacteria in the water, right?
- Fermented food, probiotic food, food that has bacteria in it, that's probiotic.
- And bacteria and bacteria, come on, look at that.
Examples
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Your cells react to bacteria and viruses differently than mine.
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Frequent cleaning of blades will prevent wear and accumulation of bacteria.
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As you can see, our bacteria has a cell wall.
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Makes it hard for bacteria to grow.
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At that point, there may not even be bacteria left.
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Your mouth is filled with bacteria, and it's open to the world.
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As plankton die and settle to the bay bottom, bacteria thrive, thus consuming oxygen.
Academic text (1992) -
Cavities are caused by bacteria that feed on sugar.
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Your mouth is filled with bacteria, and it's open to the world.
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Frequent cleaning of blades will prevent wear and accumulation of bacteria.
Synonyms
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A tiny living thing that can make people ill
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A very small living thing, like a bacterium, that can cause disease
Compounds
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Bacteria that make hard sleeping forms to survive very bad conditions
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Small germs that live in the intestines and often help digestion or sometimes cause infections
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A layer of sand or gravel in a sewage plant where tiny living things break down waste
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Tiny living cells that move smoothly over wet surfaces using slime, often in soil or decaying plants
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Bacteria in soil that change nitrites into nitrates and help plants grow
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Soil bacteria that change ammonia into nitrite to help make nutrients for plants
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Small living things that use light to make energy, look pink or purple, and live where there is little oxygen
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A type of bacteria that causes infection and makes pus in wounds
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Bacteria that cause a disease making crops like potatoes and tomatoes go soft and brown
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Bacteria that penicillin does not kill and that keep growing
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Bacteria that get energy from sunlight and use carbon dioxide or organic matter to grow
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Bacteria that use sunlight to make food from carbon dioxide or organic matter
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A major group of bacteria with firm cell walls, including common kinds that cause disease
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Tiny living things that form slimy colonies in damp soil or rotting plants
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bacteria comes from the Greek word bakterion, which means 'small staff' or 'rod'. Early scientists used this name because they saw many tiny cells that looked like little rods, so bacteria now means tiny single-celled living things.