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bacterium Any of a large group of microscopic, single-cell organisms with a very simple cell structure; some manufacture their own food from inorganic precursors alone, some live as parasites on other organisms, and some live on decaying matter.
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Nahler, G. (2013). B. In: Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Medicine. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1523-7_2
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