The man is also a stubborn microbe.
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Microbe
/ˈmaɪkɹəʊb/
Synonyms for "microbe" (120 found)
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crumbdisease-producing microorganismdotdropdropletechovirusenterovirusfilterable virusfleckflyspeckfungusgenetic individualgermgnatgraingram-negative bacteriagram-positive bacteriaheterotrophic organismindividualiota
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Noun(9 words)
disease agentestuarine microbialfermentfermentsinvadersleast complex life formmicroorganismmicroorganismsmicroscopic organisms
Adjective(3 words)
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Noun(13 words)
most microscopicone cell organismpathogenspond organismprokaryotesimple life formsingle-celled organismsoil microbialstaphylococcus aureustiny organismvibrionvirusesviruses lesson
Determiner(1 words)
one celled organism
Adjective(2 words)
one-celled organismprokaryotic organism
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It can infect a person if they drink water or put something in their mouth that contains the microbe.
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Could a microbe be elevated to microbiologist status by gene duplication followed by random mutations and natural selection?
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Some of these cellular modifications also include changes to the membranes that envelop the microbe and protect it from its hostile environment.
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