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plural of bacterium examples
plural bacterias
(US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium. quotations examples
Anaerobic bacteria function in the absence of oxygen, where as aerobic bacteria require sunlight and also oxygen. Both these bacterias are capable of breaking down the organic matter […]
2002, A.C. Panchdhari, Water Supply and Sanitary Installations, 2nd edition, page 177
(US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium. examples
(derogatory, slang) Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
plural bacteriae
(dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus. examples