bacteria

• n. [マイクロ]バクテリア

ラテン語のbacilum（桿菌）から。語源的にはbacillus（桿菌）と同じ。

bacteria (n.)

1847, plural of Modern Latin bacterium, from Greek bakterion "small staff," diminutive of baktron "stick, rod," from PIE *bak- "staff used for support" (also source of Latin baculum "rod, walking stick"). So called because the first ones observed were rod-shaped. Introduced as a scientific word 1838 by German naturalist Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795-1876).

1. Warm milk is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria .

温かい牛乳は細菌の理想的な繁殖地である。

2.Potentially dangerous bacteria are regularly sent from one laboratory to another.

潜在的に危険な細菌は、ある実験室から別の実験室によく伝えられる。

3.The fertiliser releases nutrients gradually as bacteria decompose it.

細菌の分解に伴い、肥料は徐々に様々な栄養成分を放出する。

4. Bacteria reproduce by dividing and Making copies of themselves.

細菌は分裂と自己複製によって増殖する。

5.Chlorine is added to kill bacteria .

塩素添加は細菌を殺すためである。