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| aerobe |
an organism, such as a bacterium, that needs oxygen to live. |
| bacillus |
any rod-shaped bacterium that is active only in the presence of oxygen, or one composed of a chain of rod-shaped elements. [2 definitions] |
| bacteria |
pl. of bacterium. Bacteria are one-celled microscopic organisms of various shapes that are often agents of fermentation and putrefaction and that, in some cases, cause disease. |
| botulinum |
a spore-forming bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that produces botulin toxin under anaerobic conditions. |
| botulism |
an often lethal disease of the nervous system caused by ingesting even small amounts of the toxin botulin, produced by a bacterium that grows in poorly preserved or spoiled foods. |
| bug |
(informal) a virus or bacterium, esp. one that causes disease, or a disease caused by such a virus or bacterium. [1/8 definitions] |
| chloramphenicol |
an antibiotic drug that is synthesized or derived from a soil bacterium and used in treating various bacterial and some viral afflictions. |
| chlortetracycline |
a yellow antibiotic powder, obtained from a soil bacterium and used to treat certain infections. |
| coccus |
a sphere-shaped bacterium. |
| comma bacillus |
the comma-shaped bacterium that causes Asiatic cholera. |
| erythromycin |
an antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium, used in the treatment of various diseases caused by bacteria. |
| gall3 |
an abnormal swelling or growth on a plant, caused by an insect, injury, bacterium, or the like. |
| germ |
a microscopic organism, esp. a bacterium or virus that causes illness; pathogen. [1/3 definitions] |
| gonococcus |
the bacterium that causes gonorrhea. |
| hemophile |
a bacterium that develops in blood or in the presence of blood. [1/2 definitions] |
| infected |
having or carrying a disease caused by a virus, bacterium, or other pathogen. [1/3 definitions] |
| meningococcal |
of or relating to the meningococcus bacterium, which is the causative agent of meningitis. |
| meningococcus |
the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, which is the causative agent of meningitis. |
| microorganism |
any microscopic life form such as a bacterium, protozoan, or virus. |
| organism |
any single living being, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or bacterium. [1/2 definitions] |
| osteomyelitis |
inflammation of the bone or bone marrow, usu. caused by a pus-producing bacterium. |
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