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bacteria |
simple microscopic organisms that are widespread throughout the world, some can produce disease; singular: bacterium |
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cocci |
round bacteria; may be in clusters (staphylococci), chains (streptococci), and other formations; singular coccus |
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bacilli |
rod-shaped-bacterial singular, bacillus |
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vibrios |
short curved rods |
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spirochetes |
corkscrew-shaped bacteria that move with a twisting motion |
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chlamydia |
extremely small bacteria with complex life cycles that grow in living cells, but unlike viruses, are susceptible to antibiotics |
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rickettsia |
extremely small bacteria that grow in living cells but are susceptible to antibiotics |
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viruses |
submicroscopic infectious agents that can live and reproduce only within living cells |
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fungi |
simple, nongreen plants, some of which are parasitic; includes yeasts and molds; singular, fungus |
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heminths |
worms |
