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/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/ · noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles..
Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
Use bacterium when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bacterium means (microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles..
Common synonyms include bacterium, bacteria.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
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