{"id":22713,"date":"2020-06-24T10:47:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T10:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=22713"},"modified":"2023-09-28T07:08:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T07:08:41","slug":"microbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/microbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Microbe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An organism which cannot be observed with the naked eye; e. g. unicellular animals, lower algae, lower fungi, bacteria.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A microscopic organism; applied particularly to bacteria. The word &#8220;microbe&#8221; was coined by Monsieur Sedillot, a colleague of Louis Pasteur.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A minute living organism, especially pathogenic bacteria, viruses, etc.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A microscopic organism, particularly bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A microorganism which may cause disease and which can only be seen with a microscope, e.g. a bacterium.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Small organism, visible only with a microscope.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A minute organism, particularly a bacterium, responsible for the onset of illnesses.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A commonly used phrase referring to a microorganism, especially one that is responsible for causing diseases.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-81\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A tiny living organism, typically microscopic, often referring specifically to microscopic life forms that can induce illness.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8220;microbe&#8221; 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, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-m"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Microbe - Definition of Microbe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"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. 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