1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="a6roHgkoGu"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/microbe/">Microbe</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/microbe/embed/#?secret=a6roHgkoGu" width="600" height="338" title="“Microbe” — Glossary" data-secret="a6roHgkoGu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> An organism which cannot be observed with the naked eye; e. g. unicellular animals, lower algae, lower fungi, bacteria.A microscopic organism; applied particularly to bacteria. The word "microbe" was coined by Monsieur Sedillot, a colleague of Louis Pasteur.A minute living organism, especially pathogenic bacteria, viruses, etc.A microscopic organism, particularly bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa.A microorganism which may cause disease and which can only be seen with a microscope, e.g. a bacterium.Small organism, visible only with a microscope.Any living organism so small it can be viewed only under a microscope. Often, the word is used to describe disease-causing organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and fungi. The words microbe and microorganism have the same meaning. Also, the study of microbes is called microbiology.A unicellular or small multicellular organism including bacteria, protozoa, some algae and fungi, viruses, and some worms, especially those that are injurious to other organisms.A minute organism, particularly a bacterium, responsible for the onset of illnesses.A commonly used phrase referring to a microorganism, especially one that is responsible for causing diseases.A tiny living organism, typically microscopic, often referring specifically to microscopic life forms that can induce illness.