Bacteria (en. Bacterium)

/bakˈteɾia/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Microscopic organisms that belong to the kingdom Monera.

Bacteria can be beneficial like those that live in our intestines.

Las bacterias pueden ser beneficiosas como las que viven en nuestro intestino.

Agents that cause various infections in humans.

The bacterium Streptococcus is responsible for many throat infections.

La bacteria Streptococcus es responsable de muchas infecciones de garganta.

They can live in a wide variety of habitats, both extreme and common.

Extremophilic bacteria are found in the most hostile environments on Earth.

Las bacterias extremófilas se encuentran en los ambientes más hostiles de la Tierra.

From Greek 'bakterion', meaning 'rod', due to the shape of some bacteria.

resistant bacteria

Bacteria that have developed resistance to antibiotics.

bacteria resistente

beneficial bacteria

Bacteria that aid in biological processes, such as digestion.

bacteria beneficiosa

bacterial culture

The process of growing bacteria in an appropriate medium to study their characteristics.

cultivo de bacterias

antibiotic

Substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.

antibiótico

infection

Invasion and multiplication of pathogenic organisms, such as bacteria, in the body.

infección

bacterial flora

Set of bacteria that live in a host, normally in symbiosis.

flora bacteriana

Bacteria used as a derogatory term to refer to undesirable or annoying people.

That group of people is like a bacteria, always causing problems.

Ese grupo de personas es como una bacteria, siempre causando problemas.

Use of 'bacteria' in an informal context to refer to something unpleasant or disturbing.

That situation is bacteria, I don't like it at all.

Esa situación es bacteria, no me gusta nada.