bacterium - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for bacterium ?

Here are the synonyms for bacterium , a list of similar words for bacterium from our thesaurus that you can use

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

• bacteria
• bacterium

More generic

• micro-organism
• microorganism

More specific

• Calymmatobacterium
• Francisella
• Legionella pneumophilia
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae
• acidophil
• acidophile
• bacteroid
• diplococcus
• eubacteria
• eubacterium
• genus Calymmatobacterium
• genus Francisella
• gonococcus
• legionella
• nitrobacterium
• penicillin-resistant bacteria
• probiotic
• probiotic bacterium
• probiotic flora
• probiotic microflora
• pus-forming bacteria
• rod
• superbug
• true bacteria

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