germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
disinfection; sterile filtration
oomycete; class oomycota; water mold
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation); starter culture; seed fungus
bacterium; bacteria; germ
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
antibacterial; antimicrobial
tubercle bacillus; tuberculosis germ
plague bacillus (Yersinia pestis)
Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
Trichophyton fungus (dermatophyte that causes ringworm, etc.)
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Bacillus anthracis (anthrax bacteria)
natto bacteria (Bacillus subtilis var. natto)
Clostridium botulinum (bacteria that causes botulism)
actinomycete; actinomycetes; ray fungus
pathogenic bacteria; bad bacteria; harmful bacteria
bacterial cell; fungus body
hay bacillus (Bacillus subtilis); grass bacillus
Clostridium tetani (tetanus bacillus)
putrefactive bacteria; putrefying bacteria; putrid bacteria; saprogen
multidrug-resistant bacteria
mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation); starter culture; seed fungus
causative microorganism; pathogenic bacteria; pathogen
Legionella pneumophila (bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease)
shigella (dysentery bacillus)
acetobacter; acetic acid bacteria
bacteria capable of causing food poisoning
drug-resistant bacterium; drug-resistant bacteria
butyric acid producing bacillus (Clostridium butyricum)
Salmonella typhi (bacteria that causes typhoid fever)
meningococcus (Neisseria meningitidis)
ergot fungus (Claviceps purpurea)
pyogenic bacteria; pus-producing bacteria
Corynebacterium diphtheriae (bacterium that causes diphtheria)
fairy ring; mushroom ring
Welch bacillus (Clostridium perfringens)
bacteriostasis; bacteriostatic
fermentation micro-organism; fermentative bacteria; zymocyte; fermentation germ
smut fungus (Microbotryum violaceum)
Mycobacterium leprae; the bacteria that causes Hansen's disease (leprosy)
live bacteria; live virus; viable fungus
Clostridium botulinum (bacteria that causes botulism)
fairy ring; mushroom ring
saprophytic fungus; saprophytic bacteria
thrush fungus (Candida albicans)
Clostridium chauvoei (bacteria that causes blackleg)
anaerobic bacteria; anaerobe
Gartner's bacillus; form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans
nitrate bacteria; nitrate-forming bacteria
photogenic fungi; luminous fungi; Photobacterium
Burkholderia mallei (bacterium that causes glanders)
imperfect fungus; deuteromycete
actinomyces; actinomycetes; ray fungus
rice cake disease bacteria; blister blight bacteria
poisonous fungus; poisonous mushroom
Lactobacillus casei (species of bacteria)
Lactobacillus gasseri (species of bacteria)
thermophilic bacteria; thermophile
mushroom that springs up in the morning and withers by night; (fig.) something short-lived