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IPA/bakteʁi/
La bactérie se multiplie si on ne nettoie pas la plaie.
The bacterium multiplies if the wound is not cleaned.
Sur la peau, une bactérie peut être inoffensive.
On the skin, a bacterium can be harmless.
A tiny single-celled organism multiplying unseen, sometimes turning a wound into an infection.
une bactérie sur la peau
a bacterium on the skin
présence d'une bactérie
presence of a bacterium
détection d'une bactérie
detection of a bacterium
microbe: A general term for a microscopic living organism.
germe: A microorganism responsible for causing illness.
bacille: A bacterium with a rod-like shape.
Micro-organisme unicellulaire invisible à l'œil nu, capable de se multiplier rapidement et parfois de provoquer des infections.
French bactérie entered nineteenth-century scientific vocabulary from Latin bacterium, ultimately from Greek baktērion, meaning 'small rod'.