| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| sing. bacterium | 1 |
| Microorganisms made up of a single cell that has no distinct nucleus. Bacteria reproduce by fission or by forming spores. | 2 |
| ‡ Some bacteria are beneficial to humans (for example, those that live in the stomach and aid digestion), and some are harmful (for example, those that cause disease). | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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