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ili-30-01348530-n CILI: i42419
WordNet Domains: biology
SUMO Ontology: Bacterium=
Top Ontology: 1stOrderEntity+ Living+
Basic Level Concept: 00004475-n being
Epinonyms: [1] micro-organism
[1] micro-organism |1|
[0] ili-30-01348530-n (has_hyperonym) |1|
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ML-SentiCon: 0.25 0.125
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GL Variantes
- bacteria [bakˈtɛɾja̝] · [RILG] [DRAG]
- bacterias · [RILG] [DRAG]
PT Variantes
- bactéria [bɐktˈεrjɐ]
Glosa
(Microbiologia) unicelular ou não celular esférica ou em espiral ou organismos em forma de bastonete que faltam clorofila que se reproduzem por fissão; importante como agentes patogénicos e para as propriedades bioquímicas; taxonomia é difícil; muitas vezes consideradas como plantas
CA Variantes
- bacteri
- bacteris
- eubacteri
Glosa
Organisme unicel·lular o no cel·lular, en forma d'esfera, d'espiral o de bastó, que no té clorofil·la i es reprodueix per fissió; són importants com a patògens i per les seves propietats bioquímiques; la seva taxonomia es difícil
EU Variantes
- bakterio
ES Variantes
- bacteria
- bacterias
EN Variantes
- bacteria [bæ'ktɪriə]
- bacterium [bæ'ktɪriəm]
Glosa
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
DE Variantes
- Bakterie
- Bakterien
- Bakterium
- Spaltpilz
IT Variantes
- bacterio
- batterio
FR Variantes
- Bacteria
- bacteria
- bactérie
- bactéries
- procaryotes
Relacións léxico-semánticas no WordNet vía ILI (265) - Amosar / Agochar gráfico:
Hyperonyms
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01326291-n: any organism of microscopic size
Hyponyms
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01349333-n: an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
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01349495-n: a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant
Hyponyms
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01349735-n: a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
Hyponyms
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01355326-n: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
Hyponyms
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01365122-n: a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale
Hyponyms
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01365474-n: a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
Hyponyms
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01365885-n: the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea
Hyponyms
(has_hyponym)
01374224-n: the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease
Hyponyms
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01374457-n: any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates
Hyponyms
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01377392-n: bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin
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01377510-n: bacteria that produce pus
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01377602-n: any rod-shaped bacterium
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01380610-n: Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
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02247950-n: a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics
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02657741-a: resembling bacteria
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02833544-a: relating to or caused by bacteria
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00138360-v: subject to the action of bacteria
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02657741-a: resembling bacteria
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02833544-a: relating to or caused by bacteria
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06077648-n: the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
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00860434-n: a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen
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01135163-n: the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances
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01696999-a: covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella
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01820684-a: (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method
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01821078-a: (of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method
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05213894-n: the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
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05453815-n: a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria)
Glosses
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00004475-n: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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00017222-n: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
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00328128-a: not made up of or divided into cells
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00328401-a: having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells)
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01013770-n: practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
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01386007-n: any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
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01398212-n: any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms
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02047413-a: resembling a rod
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02317598-a: in the shape of a coil
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02632353-v: be without
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02664932-a: of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms
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13481408-n: reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
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00026895-a: especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
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00062582-v: make free from bacteria
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00129908-r: by bacteria
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00138360-v: subject to the action of bacteria
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00253919-n: the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
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00275751-n: a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
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00399030-n: (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
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00467015-v: become integrated into the genome of (a bacterium)
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00791875-n: an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria)
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00860434-n: a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen
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00920727-n: a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough
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00967780-n: the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
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00996056-n: the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon
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01135163-n: the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances
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01221684-v: clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
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01326897-n: an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life
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01327028-n: an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live
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01334862-n: a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
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01335218-n: a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli
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01335333-n: a bacteriophage specific for the bacterium Salmonella typhi
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01341876-n: prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions
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01347583-n: considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
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01349495-n: a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant
Glosses
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01349735-n: a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
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01349948-n: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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01350701-n: a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon
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01350855-n: any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
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01351315-n: any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form
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01351453-n: a genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the gastric mucosa of primates (including humans)
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01351959-n: an order of bacteria
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01352059-n: a family of bacteria
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01352574-n: a genus of bacteria
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01353411-n: a species of bacteria
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01353658-n: a species of aerobic bacteria
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01353773-n: aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature
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01353932-n: a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk
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01354149-n: a small family of rod-shaped bacteria
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01354724-n: the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants
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01355326-n: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
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01356459-n: typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores
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01357328-n: anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
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01357507-n: anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon
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01358259-n: photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae
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01359762-n: large colonial bacterium common in tropical open-ocean waters; important in carbon and nitrogen fixation
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01359945-n: green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon
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01360180-n: free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll
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01360330-n: one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments
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01360712-n: rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens
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01361261-n: bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals
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01361465-n: a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water
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01361683-n: bacteria producing yellow non-water-soluble pigments; some pathogenic for plants
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01361973-n: usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria
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01362196-n: rod-shaped soil bacteria
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01362336-n: soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates
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01362480-n: ellipsoidal soil bacteria
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01362623-n: soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites
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01362769-n: free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds
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01362999-n: a genus of bacteria
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01363121-n: small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur
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01363288-n: any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus
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01363423-n: rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria
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01363600-n: a genus of bacteria
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01363719-n: spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
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01363887-n: a bacterium causing ratbite fever
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01364008-n: a genus of bacteria
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01364162-n: curved rodlike motile bacterium
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01364329-n: comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera
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01364472-n: bacteria that cause abortion in sheep
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01364587-n: family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes
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01364866-n: type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals
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01365322-n: the species of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale
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01365474-n: a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
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01365885-n: the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea
Glosses
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01366015-n: a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
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01366700-n: a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
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01366881-n: a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods
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01367430-n: a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
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01367772-n: rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
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01368095-n: a genus of bacteria
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01368338-n: a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety
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01368552-n: a genus of bacteria
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01368853-n: a genus of bacteria
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01369633-n: a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod
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01370142-n: a genus of bacteria
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01370581-n: a genus of bacteria
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01370698-n: rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants
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01371092-n: microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates
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01371483-n: any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings
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01372944-n: bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia
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01373090-n: bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum
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01373440-n: pleomorphic Gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals
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01373826-n: any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection
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01374224-n: the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease
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01374457-n: any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates
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01374989-n: filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria
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01375204-n: any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
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01375460-n: filamentous anaerobic bacteria
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01375913-n: higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes
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01376237-n: aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)
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01376801-n: a family of bacteria
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01376948-n: nonmotile Gram-positive aerobic bacteria
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01377092-n: rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
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01377392-n: bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin
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01377510-n: bacteria that produce pus
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01377602-n: any rod-shaped bacterium
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01377694-n: any of various rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria
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01377906-n: an order of higher bacteria
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01378137-n: bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung
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01378545-n: bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
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01379389-n: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
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01379636-n: lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
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01380118-n: a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
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01380298-n: a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
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01380489-n: a genus of bacteria
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01380610-n: Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
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01380754-n: bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
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01380902-n: a genus of bacteria
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01381044-n: spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
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01381285-n: a species of bacteria
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01381399-n: higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms
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01381604-n: large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters
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01381829-n: the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic
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01382033-n: parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
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01384491-n: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
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01386007-n: any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
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01399065-n: a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
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01415626-n: an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells
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01415920-n: a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma
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01458302-n: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
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01753652-a: capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria
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01820684-a: (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method
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01821078-a: (of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method
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01954005-a: (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition
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02657741-a: resembling bacteria
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02677602-n: any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria
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02716205-n: any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
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02716866-n: a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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02802694-a: of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria
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02833544-a: relating to or caused by bacteria
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02833873-a: destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth
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02833979-a: relating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria
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02839036-a: of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus
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03040376-n: a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment
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03128963-a: caused by bacteria of the genus Vibrio
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03295357-n: an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
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03371728-n: a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water)
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03452055-n: an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria
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03670622-n: antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
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03774842-n: a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug
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03826443-n: derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract
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03833409-n: an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria
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03920288-n: a shallow dish used to culture bacteria
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03979717-n: any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium
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04173046-n: large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria
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04348854-n: a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium
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04352070-n: antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA
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04443588-n: an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria
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04505706-n: a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin
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04506125-n: a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria
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05242752-n: specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells
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05244755-n: a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries
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05415395-n: protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium
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05449959-n: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
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05453267-n: a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria
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05453815-n: a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria)
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05461349-n: a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
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05745907-n: a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin
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06046692-n: the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
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07686461-n: white wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp
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07845571-n: milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders
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09221424-n: any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare
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09831411-n: a biologist who studies bacteria
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10867708-n: Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
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10904639-n: German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants
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11010936-n: Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)
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11362573-n: United States geneticist who published the complete base sequences for all the genes of a free-living organism, the influenza bacterium; later led team that developed a first draft of the entire human genome (born in 1946)
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11531457-n: used only in former classifications: comprising what is now considered a heterogeneous assemblage of flowerless and seedless organisms: algae; bacteria; fungi; lichens
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11548594-n: a small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some bacteria and algae
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13092548-n: a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria
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13124164-n: an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium
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13428608-n: a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
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13437379-n: dissolution or destruction of bacteria
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13437495-n: inhibition of the growth of bacteria
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13448179-n: synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi
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13465998-n: the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
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13509528-n: (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
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13509967-n: the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
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13521616-n: the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
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13522305-n: the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria
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14110219-n: transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
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14123510-n: acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing
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14133543-n: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
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14133750-n: a venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the skin in the genital and groin region
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14137066-n: an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms
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14137561-n: infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
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14138364-n: meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
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14140781-n: infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
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14141656-n: caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
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14141912-n: mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox
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14147627-n: respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
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14148834-n: acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a dry cough
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14149167-n: pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus
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14175579-n: a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
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14184608-n: an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains
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14184801-n: an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation
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14190132-n: blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter
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14194345-n: the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
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14197628-n: purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs
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14265508-n: an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick
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14279235-n: disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum
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14284450-n: mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi
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14313943-n: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
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14587688-n: any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis
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14714353-n: a bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria
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14772185-n: any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
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14944455-n: an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
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14978544-n: enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
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14999411-n: any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
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15005071-n: any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragments; obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders); used in recombinant DNA technology
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15031705-n: one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the main antibody defense against bacteria
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15035123-n: potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
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15053373-n: a solution used in staining bacteria by Gram's method; consists of one part iodine and two parts potassium iodide and 300 parts water
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15084110-n: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria
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15106674-n: a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
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15111903-n: a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
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15128997-n: from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms