Bacteria
noun
Bacteria are very small living things that can cause illness or disease.
The food was contaminated with harmful bacteria.
Often appears as...
- harmful bacteria
- gram-negative bacteria
noun
Bacteria are microorganisms that are used in making certain types of foods and medicines.
Bacteria in the yogurt helps with digestion.
Often appears as...
- friendly bacteria
- probiotic bacteria
noun
Bacteria are single-celled organisms that are neither plants nor animals.
Bacteria can be found in all kinds of environments, including soil, water, and human bodies.
Often appears as...
- anaerobic bacteria
- aerobic bacteria
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Academic
noun
Bacteria are very small living things that can cause illness or disease.
The food was contaminated with harmful bacteria.
Often appears as...
- harmful bacteria
- gram-negative bacteria
noun
Bacteria are microorganisms that are used in making certain types of foods and medicines.
Bacteria in the yogurt helps with digestion.
Often appears as...
- friendly bacteria
- probiotic bacteria
noun
Bacteria are single-celled organisms that are neither plants nor animals.
Bacteria can be found in all kinds of environments, including soil, water, and human bodies.
Often appears as...
- anaerobic bacteria
- aerobic bacteria
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Health Hazard
Often implies danger, especially in health-related contexts.
Always wash hands to avoid bacteria that cause sickness.
Pro Tip 2/3Invisible Threat
Reminds that bacteria are not visible, causing unseen risks.
Microscopes reveal the bacteria lurking on surfaces.
Pro Tip 3/3Disease Link
Important in conversations about hygiene and infections.
Doctors prescribe antibiotics to fight bacterial infections.
Pro Tip 1/3Health Hazard
Often implies danger, especially in health-related contexts.
Always wash hands to avoid bacteria that cause sickness.
Pro Tip 2/3Invisible Threat
Reminds that bacteria are not visible, causing unseen risks.
Microscopes reveal the bacteria lurking on surfaces.
Pro Tip 3/3Disease Link
Important in conversations about hygiene and infections.
Doctors prescribe antibiotics to fight bacterial infections.
Pro Tip 1/3Health Hazard
Often implies danger, especially in health-related contexts.
Always wash hands to avoid bacteria that cause sickness.
Pro Tip 2/3Invisible Threat
Reminds that bacteria are not visible, causing unseen risks.
Microscopes reveal the bacteria lurking on surfaces.
Pro Tip 3/3Disease Link
Important in conversations about hygiene and infections.
Doctors prescribe antibiotics to fight bacterial infections.
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What causes antibiotic...
gives quite the edge. As the non-resistant bacteria are killed off, which happens especially quickly in antibiotic-rich environments, like hospitals, there is more room and resources for the resistant ones to thrive, passing along only the mutated genes that help them do so. Reproduction isn't the only way to do this.
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Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
then everybody responds to the vote and what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions but the one that's probably the most important to you is virulence so it's not like a couple bacteria to get in you and then
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Are spotty fruits and...
But what are they anyway, and are they actually bad for you? Those spots are evidence of an epic battle between plants and microbes. Like humans, plants coexist with billions of fungi and bacteria. Some of these microbes are beneficial to the plant, suppressing disease and helping it extract nutrients.
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What causes bad breath?...
we can remove many of these bacteria and their food sources. In some cases, these measures may not be enough due to dental problems, nasal conditions, or rarer ailments, such as liver disease and uncontrolled diabetes. Behaviors like smoking and excessive alcohol consumption
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
And you can have what we call organic molecules, and these are the bricks of life, and you can have fossils, and you can minerals, biominerals, which is due to the reaction between bacteria and rocks, and of course you can have gases in the atmosphere.
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How mucus keeps us...
gets its color from an enzyme produced by those white blood cells. This multi-pronged approach to bacterial management is one of the main reasons why we're not sick all the time. Even though mucus protects against the infectious bacteria,
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Why do we harvest...
This isn't unusual. All animals have protective immune systems. But horseshoe crab amebocytes are exceptionally sensitive to bacterial endotoxins. Endotoxins are molecules from the cell walls of certain bacteria, including E. coli.
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Plague 101 PIPE National...
it also helped drive crucial scientific and social progress. Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. It mainly affects rodents, and spreads by way of insects. Because of these insect carriers,
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How the food you eat...
The bacteria in our guts can break down food the body can't digest, produce important nutrients, regulate the immune system, and protect against harmful germs. We don't yet have the blueprint
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What's Hiding in the...
is bioluminescence a deep sea anglerfish flashes in the darkness the light is generated by bacteria that
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What causes antibiotic...
gives quite the edge. As the non-resistant bacteria are killed off, which happens especially quickly in antibiotic-rich environments, like hospitals, there is more room and resources for the resistant ones to thrive, passing along only the mutated genes that help them do so. Reproduction isn't the only way to do this.
Video examples
Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
then everybody responds to the vote and what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions but the one that's probably the most important to you is virulence so it's not like a couple bacteria to get in you and then
Video examples
Are spotty fruits and...
But what are they anyway, and are they actually bad for you? Those spots are evidence of an epic battle between plants and microbes. Like humans, plants coexist with billions of fungi and bacteria. Some of these microbes are beneficial to the plant, suppressing disease and helping it extract nutrients.
Video examples
What causes bad breath?...
we can remove many of these bacteria and their food sources. In some cases, these measures may not be enough due to dental problems, nasal conditions, or rarer ailments, such as liver disease and uncontrolled diabetes. Behaviors like smoking and excessive alcohol consumption
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
And you can have what we call organic molecules, and these are the bricks of life, and you can have fossils, and you can minerals, biominerals, which is due to the reaction between bacteria and rocks, and of course you can have gases in the atmosphere.
Video examples
How mucus keeps us...
gets its color from an enzyme produced by those white blood cells. This multi-pronged approach to bacterial management is one of the main reasons why we're not sick all the time. Even though mucus protects against the infectious bacteria,
Video examples
Why do we harvest...
This isn't unusual. All animals have protective immune systems. But horseshoe crab amebocytes are exceptionally sensitive to bacterial endotoxins. Endotoxins are molecules from the cell walls of certain bacteria, including E. coli.
Video examples
Plague 101 PIPE National...
it also helped drive crucial scientific and social progress. Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. It mainly affects rodents, and spreads by way of insects. Because of these insect carriers,
Video examples
How the food you eat...
The bacteria in our guts can break down food the body can't digest, produce important nutrients, regulate the immune system, and protect against harmful germs. We don't yet have the blueprint
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
is bioluminescence a deep sea anglerfish flashes in the darkness the light is generated by bacteria that
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Cat Cora
American Chef
I think the biggest thing is clean as you go. Wash all your knives, cutting boards, dishes, when you are done cooking, not look at a sink full of dishes after you are done. Cleaning as you go helps keep away cross contamination and you avoid having food borne bacteria.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
We can, for example, be fairly confident that either there will be a world without war or there won't be a world - at least, a world inhabited by creatures other than bacteria and beetles, with some scattering of others.
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Nathan Wolfe
American Scientist
If an alien visited Earth, they would take some note of humans, but probably spend most of their time trying to understand the dominant form of life on our planet - microorganisms like bacteria and viruses.
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Gore Vidal
American Novelist
Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the host dies, or the virus dies, or both die.
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Will Hobbs
American Author
I love weird science. I learned in an article in 'National Geographic' that there are trillions of bacteria in our guts that help us digest food. These are non-human creatures.
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Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
Accidents at power plants are bad enough. But a leak from a bioreactor could be worse, since bacteria can learn new tricks when you're not looking.
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Paul Stamets
American Scientist
From dead plant matter to nematodes to bacteria, never underestimate the cleverness of mushrooms to find new food!
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Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
What you see is that the most outstanding feature of life's history is a constant domination by bacteria.
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Timothy Morton
English Philosopher
Am I simply a vehicle for numerous bacteria that inhabit my microbiome? Or are they hosting me?
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Sarah Harding
Removing the bad bacteria from your skin is the key to clear skin.
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Cat Cora
American Chef
I think the biggest thing is clean as you go. Wash all your knives, cutting boards, dishes, when you are done cooking, not look at a sink full of dishes after you are done. Cleaning as you go helps keep away cross contamination and you avoid having food borne bacteria.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
We can, for example, be fairly confident that either there will be a world without war or there won't be a world - at least, a world inhabited by creatures other than bacteria and beetles, with some scattering of others.
Quote examples
Nathan Wolfe
American Scientist
If an alien visited Earth, they would take some note of humans, but probably spend most of their time trying to understand the dominant form of life on our planet - microorganisms like bacteria and viruses.
Quote examples
Gore Vidal
American Novelist
Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the host dies, or the virus dies, or both die.
Quote examples
Will Hobbs
American Author
I love weird science. I learned in an article in 'National Geographic' that there are trillions of bacteria in our guts that help us digest food. These are non-human creatures.
Quote examples
Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
Accidents at power plants are bad enough. But a leak from a bioreactor could be worse, since bacteria can learn new tricks when you're not looking.
Quote examples
Paul Stamets
American Scientist
From dead plant matter to nematodes to bacteria, never underestimate the cleverness of mushrooms to find new food!
Quote examples
Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
What you see is that the most outstanding feature of life's history is a constant domination by bacteria.
Quote examples
Timothy Morton
English Philosopher
Am I simply a vehicle for numerous bacteria that inhabit my microbiome? Or are they hosting me?
Quote examples
Sarah Harding
Removing the bad bacteria from your skin is the key to clear skin.
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