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Definition of bacteria
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Bacteria
(pl. ) of
Bacteriu.
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Microbacteria
::
Microbacteria
(n. pl.) In the
classification
of Cohn, one of the four
tribes
of
Bacteria..
Bacterium
::
Bacterium
(n.) A
microscopic
vegetable
organism,
belonging
to the class
Algae,
usually
in the form of a
jointed
rodlike
filament,
and found in
putrefying
organic
infusions.
Bacteria
are
destitute
of
chlorophyll,
and are the
smallest
of
microscopic
organisms.
They are very
widely
diffused
in
nature,
and
multiply
with
marvelous
rapidity,
both by
fission
and by
spores.
Certain
species
are
active
agents
in
fermentation,
while
others
appear
to be the cause of
certain
infectious
diseases.
See
Bacillus
Aerobies
::
Aerobies
(n. pl.)
Microorganisms
which live in
contact
with the air and need
oxygen
for their
growth;
as the
microbacteria
which form on the
surface
of
putrefactive
fluids.
Sarcina
::
Sarcina
(n.) A genus of
bacteria
found in
various
organic
fluids,
especially
in those those of the
stomach,
associated
with
certain
diseases.
The
individual
organisms
undergo
division
along two
perpendicular
partitions,
so that
multiplication
takes place in two
directions,
giving
groups
of four
cubical
cells.
Also used
adjectively;
as, a
sarcina
micrococcus;
a
sarcina
group..
Bactericidal
::
Bactericidal
(a.)
Destructive
of
bacteria.
Anthrax
::
Anthrax
(n.) A
microscopic,
bacterial
organism
(Bacillus
anthracis),
resembling
transparent
rods. [See
Illust.
under
Bacillus.].
Anthrax
::
Anthrax
(n.) An
infectious
disease
of
cattle
and
sheep.
It is
ascribed
to the
presence
of a
rod-shaped
bacterium
(Bacillus
anthracis),
the
spores
of which
constitute
the
contagious
matter.
It may be
transmitted
to man by
inoculation.
The
spleen
becomes
greatly
enlarged
and
filled
with
bacteria.
Called
also
splenic
fever..
Bacteria
::
Bacteria
(pl. ) of
Bacteriu.
Bacteria
::
Bacteria
(n.p.)
See
Bacterium.
Leptothrix
::
Leptothrix
(n.)
Having
the form of a
little
chain;
--
applied
to
bacteria
when, as in
multiplication
by
fission,
they form a chain of
filiform
individuals..
Sterlet
::
Sterilize
(v. t.) To
destroy
all
spores
or germs in (an
organic
fluid or
mixture),
as by heat, so as to
prevent
the
development
of
bacterial
or other
organisms..
Panspermy
::
Panspermy
(n.) The
doctrine
of the
widespread
distribution
of
germs,
from which under
favorable
circumstances
bacteria,
vibrios,
etc., may
develop..
Streptococci
::
Streptobacteria
(n. pl.) A
so-called
variety
of
bacterium,
consisting
in
reality
of
several
bacteria
linked
together
in the form of a
chain..
Toxine
::
Toxine
(n.) A
poisonous
product
formed
by
pathogenic
bacteria,
as a toxic
proteid
or
poisonous
ptomaine..
Micrococcus
::
Micrococcus
(n.) A genus of
Spherobacteria,
in the form of very small
globular
or oval
cells,
forming,
by
transverse
division,
filaments,
or
chains
of
cells,
or in some cases
single
organisms
shaped
like
dumb-bells
(Diplococcus),
all
without
the power of
motion.
See
Illust.
of
Ascoccus..
Spore
::
Spore (n.) A
minute
grain or germ; a
small,
round or ovoid body,
formed
in
certain
organisms,
and by
germination
giving
rise to a new
organism;
as, the
reproductive
spores
of
bacteria,
etc..
Antitoxine
::
Antitoxine
(n.) A
substance
(sometimes
the
product
of a
specific
micro-organism
and
sometimes
naturally
present
in the blood or
tissues
of an
animal),
capable
of
producing
immunity
from
certain
diseases,
or of
counteracting
the
poisonous
effects
of
pathogenic
bacteria..
Microbion
::
Microbion
(n.) A
microscopic
organism;
--
particularly
applied
to
bacteria
and
especially
to
pathogenic
forms;
as, the
microbe
of fowl
cholera..
Leptothrix
::
Leptothrix
(n.) A genus of
bacteria,
characterized
by
having
their
filaments
very long,
slender,
and
indistinctly
articulated..
Coccobacterium
::
Coccobacterium
(n.) One of the round
variety
of
bacteria,
a
vegetable
organism,
generally
less than a
thousandth
of a
millimeter
in
diameter..
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