agente patogeno

Definitions of agente patogeno
  1. noun
    a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
    synonyms: bacillo, batterio, germe patogeno, microbo
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    type of:
    microrganismo, organismo
    any organism of microscopic size
  2. 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
    synonyms: batterio
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    type of:
    microrganismo, organismo
    any organism of microscopic size
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