bacterianoun
uk/bækˈtɪə.ri.ə/us/bækˈtɪr.i.ə/plural of bacterium
Examples
- a colony of bacteria
- There are many different types of bacteria.
- Some bacteria can only live in anaerobic conditions.
- Food must be heated to a high temperature to kill harmful bacteria.
- Many sorts of bacteria are resistant to penicillin.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
- adenovirus
- antimicrobial
- bacteriology
- bacteriophage
- C. difficile
- E. coli
- fungal
- fungoid
- fungus
- germ
- HIV-positive
- listeria
- microbe
- microorganism
- mould
- organism
- probiotic
- shitake mushroom
- taenia
- West Nile virus
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