microbe
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any organism of microscopic sizesynonyms: bacterie, micro-organismetypes:computervirus, smetstof, virus(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of proteinbacterie(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 plantszaadkiem, ziektekiem, ziektestof, ziekteverwekkera minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical useziektekiem, ziektestof, ziekteverwekkerany disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)protozoön, wisseldiertjeany of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetictype of:organismea living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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