microorganisms

1. Organisms so small that they can be seen only through a microscope. (See bacteria, protozoa, and viruses.)

Example Sentences

"The more I work with more microorganisms, the more I appreciate just how robust E. coli is," he says.

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To find out what that “something” was, the team turned to a set of techniques that reveals which genes are being expressed by what microorganisms.

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She said lithium mining impacts microorganisms that birds feed on in these waters, so the whole food chain is affected.

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Plastics, microplastics and toxic chemicals can hurt and kill the microorganisms that make his compost healthy and valued.

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“Mycelium has the advantage that it can be mass-produced under controlled, aseptic conditions, assuring specified levels of key compounds and preventing contamination by undesirable microorganisms and insects,” adds Saxe.

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