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Bacteria vs Pathogen - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between bacteria and pathogen
bacteria
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Noun
Usage notes
Derived terms
Noun
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pathogen
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Noun
Derived terms
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Content: Bacteria vs Pathogen - What's the difference? | WikiDiff

Bacteria vs Pathogen - What's the difference? bacteria | pathogen |
As nouns the difference between bacteria and pathogen
is that bacteria is or bacteria can be (dated|medicine) an oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus while pathogen is (pathology|immunology) any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease. bacteria
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Etymology 1
From . Noun
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English plurals
(US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium
* { {quote-book, 2002, A.C. Panchdhari, Water Supply and Sanitary Installations citation
, passage=Anaerobic bacteria' function in the absence of oxygen, where as aerobic '''bacteria''' require sunlight and also oxygen. Both these ' bacterias are capable of breaking down the organic matter
(US, proscribed)
(pejorative, slang) A derisive term for a lowlife or a slob (could be treated as plural or singular). Usage notes
* This is the plural form of the word. While it is often used as if it were singular (as a collective noun), this is considered nonstandard by some in the US and more elsewhere. See the usage examples under ( bacterium ). Derived terms
* Bacteria * Eubacteria * Archaebacteria / Archebacteria * eubacteria * archaebacteria / archebacteria
Etymology 2
From .