{"id":62071,"date":"2020-12-01T09:45:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T09:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=62071"},"modified":"2023-09-20T08:45:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:45:54","slug":"germs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/germs\/","title":{"rendered":"Germs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Infectious agents.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A microorganism which causes a disease,.e.g. a virus or bacterium (informal).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A part of an organism capable of developing into a new organism.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In cereals and oilseeds, the term is used to describe the distinctive portion which bears the potential seedling, as also the nutrients provided by nature for its growth. In groundnuts, the germ occurs as a distinct white granule residing at one end in a niche.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A pathogenic microorganism.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Any tiny, living, disease-causing agent; the term often describes disease- producing microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses. The germ theory of disease was proposed in the later half of the 19th century when Louis Pasteur&#8217;s research suggested that human diseases were caused by specific microorganisms called germs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Any microorganism, especially one that causes disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A colloquial term for a microorganism, especially\u00a0that causes disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The point of beginning of a growth.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In biology, a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an animal or plant or into an organ part.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The common term used to refer to any microorganism that can cause disease, including viruses and bacteria.<\/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] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-87\">\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 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\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 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 spore, seed, or any developing embryo in its initial stage.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infectious agents. A microorganism which causes a disease,.e.g. a virus or bacterium (informal). A part of an organism capable of developing into a new organism. In cereals and oilseeds, the term is used to describe the distinctive portion which bears the potential seedling, as also the nutrients provided by nature for its growth. 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