What does microbe mean?
Definitions for microbe
ˈmaɪ kroʊbmi·crobe
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Princeton's WordNet
microbe, bug, germnoun
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Wiktionary
microbenoun
Any microorganism, but specially said of those microorganisms which are harmful types of bacteria.
Etymology: From and.
Wikipedia
microbe
A microorganism, or microbe, is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells. The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from sixth century BC India. The scientific study of microorganisms began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Anton van Leeuwenhoek. In the 1850s, Louis Pasteur found that microorganisms caused food spoilage, debunking the theory of spontaneous generation. In the 1880s, Robert Koch discovered that microorganisms caused the diseases tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria, and anthrax. Because microorganisms include most unicellular organisms from all three domains of life they can be extremely diverse. Two of the three domains, Archaea and Bacteria, only contain microorganisms. The third domain Eukaryota includes all multicellular organisms as well as many unicellular protists and protozoans that are microbes. Some protists are related to animals and some to green plants. There are also many multicellular organisms that are microscopic, namely micro-animals, some fungi, and some algae, but these are generally not considered microorganisms.Microorganisms can have very different habitats, and live everywhere from the poles to the equator, deserts, geysers, rocks, and the deep sea. Some are adapted to extremes such as very hot or very cold conditions, others to high pressure, and a few, such as Deinococcus radiodurans, to high radiation environments. Microorganisms also make up the microbiota found in and on all multicellular organisms. There is evidence that 3.45-billion-year-old Australian rocks once contained microorganisms, the earliest direct evidence of life on Earth.Microbes are important in human culture and health in many ways, serving to ferment foods and treat sewage, and to produce fuel, enzymes, and other bioactive compounds. Microbes are essential tools in biology as model organisms and have been put to use in biological warfare and bioterrorism. Microbes are a vital component of fertile soil. In the human body, microorganisms make up the human microbiota, including the essential gut flora. The pathogens responsible for many infectious diseases are microbes and, as such, are the target of hygiene measures.
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microbe
A microbe, short for microorganism, is a microscopic living organism, which may exist in its single-celled form or in a colony of cells. It includes bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae and protozoa. They can exist virtually anywhere, including in the human body and in extreme environmental conditions. Some microbes are detrimental and cause diseases, while some are beneficial, such as those involved in fermentation or those living in the human gut.
Webster Dictionary
Microbenoun
alt. of Microbion
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Microbe
mī′krōb, mik′rōb, n. a microscopic organism, esp. a bacterium, found wherever organic matter is in process of decomposition.—adjs. Micrō′bial, Micrō′bian, Micrō′bic.—n. Microbiol′ogy, the science of micro-organisms. [Fr.,—Gr. mikros, small, bios, life.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Microbe
a minute organism found in the blood of animals, especially when suffering from disease. See Bacteria.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of microbe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of microbe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of microbe in a Sentence
Each microbe has a specialty and they are complementary.
Microbiology teaches us that size is no measure of significance; even the smallest microbe can wield immense power. Microbes are the silent warriors; these tiniest beings possess the strength to spark a revolution that can have monumental impacts in the world of science.
Pneumonia is very rarely actually diagnosed down to which specific microbe is causing it. Not all patients with pneumonia have the same clinical features, these can vary. If a pneumonia case looked a bit different to usual, and if there are fatalities, which seems to be the case here, then you might expect to find the cause. But unexplained pneumonia cases probably happen frequently and are not reported, meaning it is hard to know how common things like this really are.
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- ميكروبArabic
- microbiCatalan, Valencian
- mikrobCzech
- MikrobeGerman
- μικρόβιο, μικρoοργανισμόςGreek
- mikroboEsperanto
- microbioSpanish
- میکربPersian
- mikrobiFinnish
- microbeFrench
- सूक्ष्मजीवHindi
- միկրոբ, մանրէArmenian
- microbioInterlingua
- mikrobaIndonesian
- örveraIcelandic
- 微生物Japanese
- អតិសុខុមប្រាណKhmer
- 微生物, 미생물Korean
- mîkrobKurdish
- microbeLatin
- ຈຸນລະຊີບLao
- moroitiMāori
- microbeDutch
- micróbioPortuguese
- microbRomanian
- микробRussian
- mìkrōb, мѝкро̄бSerbo-Croatian
- mikrobSwedish
- จุลชีพThai
- mikropTurkish
- vi khuẩn, 微生物, vi trùng, vi sinh vậtVietnamese
- mikröbVolapük
- 微生物Chinese
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