bacteria's
Belonging to microorganisms
Bacteria's is the possessive form of bacteria, indicating something belonging to or associated with bacteria: The bacteria's resistance to antibiotics has increased, studying the bacteria's cell wall.
Though bacteria is technically plural (singular: bacterium), it often functions as a collective noun, making this possessive form common in both scientific and general usage.
Rigid cellular outer layer
- flagellaWhiplike locomotion appendages
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- ribosomesCellular translation machinery
plasmid · capsule · genome · metabolism · reproduction · fission · colony · biofilm
Live microorganisms aiding digestion
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- yogurtFermented milk product
- kimchiFermented Korean vegetables
- kombuchaFermented tea drink
gut flora · digestion · microbiome · tempeh · miso · kefir · cheese · sauerkraut
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
- virulenceCapacity to cause disease
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
resistance · contamination · outbreak · sepsis · fever · inflammation · contagion · host
Excessive stretching force
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- cultureCollective social practices
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
microscope · laboratory · specimen · sample · researcher · study · experiment · incubation
cell wall
Rigid cellular outer layer
ribosomes · plasmid · capsule · genome · metabolism · reproduction · fission · colony · biofilm · spores
probiotics
Live microorganisms aiding digestion
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- yogurtFermented milk product
- kimchiFermented Korean vegetables
kombucha · gut flora · digestion · microbiome · tempeh · miso · kefir · cheese · sauerkraut · natto
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
- virulenceCapacity to cause disease
antibiotics · resistance · contamination · outbreak · sepsis · fever · inflammation · contagion · host · immune response
strain
Excessive stretching force
petri dish · microscope · laboratory · specimen · sample · researcher · study · experiment · incubation · agar
bacteria'svirus
Microscopic infectious agent
viruses · bacteriophage · fungi · fungus · protozoa
bacteria'seukaryotes
Nuclear-membrane organisms
mammals · humans · animals · plants · macroorganisms
- beneficial bacteriaHealth-promoting microorganisms
- bacterial contaminationHarmful microbes present
- bacterial infectionIllness from harmful microorganisms
- flesh-eating bacteriaMicrobes destroying living tissue
- bacterial resistanceMicrobes surviving drug treatment
- bacterial spore