Examples of 'one bacterium' in a sentence

Meaning of "one bacterium"

one bacterium: a phrase used in biology to refer to a single-celled microorganism that belongs to the domain Bacteria. Bacteria are a diverse group of organisms that can be found in various environments and play important roles in processes such as decomposition, nitrogen fixation, and disease

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one bacterium
One bacterium for every human cell.
Many infections that are acquired in hospitals are caused by this one bacterium.
Begin with one bacterium capable of dividing each hour.
The agent may be active against more than one bacterium.
Such a phenomenon as one bacterium swallowing another has never been observed.
It should be pointed out that in some samples more than one bacterium was isolated.
Leptospira is one bacterium that can cause acute renal failure.
You would use this information to analyse how similar one bacterium is to another.
Just one bacterium in a food container or bottle can cause spoilage of the product.
Genes are transferred from one bacterium to the other through this tube.
One bacterium can multiply to four million in just eight hours!
The minimum number of iodine molecules required to destroy one bacterium varies with the species.
Suppose you put one bacterium in a jar, and assume it doubles every second.
An enzyme preparation having only? - carrageenase activity was obtained from one bacterium.
The culturing of at least one bacterium belonging to the Vitreoscilla sp.

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At appropriate dilutions of phage, each discreet plaque arises from one phage infecting one bacterium.
The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one bacterium is obtained from a clinical sample.
One bacterium in particular, known as P. acnes, is able to thrive in these conditions.
Said composition comprises, in an acceptable medium, at least one bacterium according to the invention.
During conjugation, one bacterium connects itself to another through a protein tube structure called a pilus.
Therefore, there is at least one bacterium on Mars.
One bacterium is capable of producing 16 million more in just 24 hours.
Also called transformation, one bacterium may swap DNA with another.
Bacteria divide by binary fission ( def ) wherein one bacterium splits into two.
Well there is a least one bacterium on Mars, therefore there is life on Mars.
Under the right conditions, one bacterium could become a billion bacteria in just 12 hours.

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