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bacterium

/bæk'tiriəm/

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noun
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
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diplococcus pneumoniae bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
pneumococcus bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans