Bacteria
Bacteria 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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Pathogen
Pathogen noun - Any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism).
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Bacteria and pathogen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bacteria" instead a noun "Pathogen".
Nearby Words: pathogenic, pathogenous
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Not too much of a problem on its own - but if a dangerous bacterium ends up in there later, the dangerous bacterial strain will sometimes grab the "immunity gene" from the harmless bacteria already living in your body and become a drug-resistant pathogen from the start.
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