fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
bacterium; bacteria; germ
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
disinfection; sterile filtration
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
sterilization; sterilisation
antibacterial; antimicrobial
tubercle bacillus; tuberculosis germ
plague bacillus (Yersinia pestis)
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
antibacterial drugs; antimicrobial drugs
Trichophyton fungus (dermatophyte that causes ringworm, etc.)
carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
gonococcus (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
antibiotic-resistant bacteria
enteric bacteria; intestinal bacteria
bactericidal action; germicidal action
pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae)
Bacillus anthracis (anthrax bacteria)
natto bacteria (Bacillus subtilis var. natto)
Clostridium botulinum (bacteria that causes botulism)
fermented milk drink (e.g. Yakult, Calpis, Calpico); lactic fermenting beverage
golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus)
actinomycete; actinomycetes; ray fungus
pasteurization (at a low temperature); pasteurisation
antimicrobial; antibacterial
pathogenic bacteria; bad bacteria; harmful bacteria
hay bacillus (Bacillus subtilis); grass bacillus
carrying a disease-causing agent; carrying a pathogen
Clostridium tetani (tetanus bacillus)
putrefactive bacteria; putrefying bacteria; putrid bacteria; saprogen
multidrug-resistant bacteria
wet wipes; wet tissues; disinfecting wipes
causative microorganism; pathogenic bacteria; pathogen
mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation); starter culture; seed fungus
shigella (dysentery bacillus)
Legionella pneumophila (bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease)
sterilizing properties; germicidal properties; bactericidal power
acetobacter; acetic acid bacteria
bacteria capable of causing food poisoning
biological warfare; bacteriological warfare; germ warfare
shigellosis; bacillary dysentery
drug-resistant bacterium; drug-resistant bacteria
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; MRSA
antifungal drug; antifungal medication; antifungal agent
Streptococcus pyogenes (bacterium that causes group A streptococcal infections)
anti-microbial; antifungal; antimicrobe
meningococcus (Neisseria meningitidis)
Salmonella typhi (bacteria that causes typhoid fever)
bacterial cell; fungus body
enterohemorrhagic E. coli
pathogenic E. coli bacteria (i.e. Escherichia coli O157:H7)
fermentation micro-organism; fermentative bacteria; zymocyte; fermentation germ
intestinal flora; enterobacterial flora
pyogenic bacteria; pus-producing bacteria
bacteriostasis; bacteriostatic
fairy ring; mushroom ring
Corynebacterium diphtheriae (bacterium that causes diphtheria)
Welch bacillus (Clostridium perfringens)
butyric acid producing bacillus (Clostridium butyricum)
live bacteria; live virus; viable fungus
high-temperature sterilization
ultra-high-temperature processing; UHT; ultra-pasteurization
mycosis; mycotic disease; fungal infection
bacteremia; bacteraemia (presence of bacteria in the blood)
dry-heat sterilization; hot-air sterilization
oomycete; class oomycota; water mold
ergot fungus (Claviceps purpurea)
Mycobacterium leprae; the bacteria that causes Hansen's disease (leprosy)
anaerobic bacteria; anaerobe
facultative bacteria; facultative anaerobic bacteria; facultative anaerobe
facultative bacteria; facultative anaerobic bacteria; facultative anaerobe
obligate anaerobe; strict anaerobe
Clostridium chauvoei (bacteria that causes blackleg)
high temperature short time sterilization method; HTST; flash pasteurization
Ascomycota (phylum comprising the sac fungi)
aseptic; sterile; abacterial
coliform (bacteria) count; total coliform
saprophytic fungus; saprophytic bacteria
Basidiomycota (phylum containing mushrooms, puffballs, etc.)
imperfect fungus; deuteromycete
Deuteromycota; fungi imperfecti; mitosporic fungi; anamorphic fungi
Bacillus coagulans, species of lactic acid-forming Bacillus bacteria
thermophile; thermophilic bacteria
photogenic fungi; luminous fungi; Photobacterium
hemolytic streptococcal infection (haemolytic)
thermophilic bacteria; thermophile
carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae; CRE
streptococcal throat infection; strep throat
nontuberculous mycobacterial infection; nontuberculous mycobacteriosis
blue-green bacterium; cyanobacteria; cyanobacterium
vancomycin resistant enterococci; VRE
actinomyces; actinomycetes; ray fungus
Enterobacteriaceae (family of bacteria)
Aspergillus kawachii; Aspergillus awamori var. kawachi; white kōji mould, used in shōchū production
purple sulfur bacteria; purple sulphur bacteria
pyococcus; coccoid bacterium that forms pus
Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus awamorii; black koji mold
bacterial virus (i.e. a bacteriophage)
poisonous fungus; poisonous mushroom
putrefactive bacteria; putrefying bacteria; putrid bacteria; saprogen
myxobacteria; slime bacteria
lysogen; bacteria carrying a prophage
rice cake disease bacteria; blister blight bacteria
pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae)
sterilant; sterilizer; sterilizing agent
streptococcus; lactococcus
Clostridium botulinum (bacteria that causes botulism)
Burkholderia mallei (bacterium that causes glanders)
fairy ring; mushroom ring
mucormycosis; black fungus
extracting bacteria (from a petri dish, etc.)
nitrate bacteria; nitrate-forming bacteria
Gartner's bacillus; form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans
Lactobacillus casei (species of bacteria)
Lactobacillus gasseri (species of bacteria)
smut fungus (Microbotryum violaceum)
thrush fungus (Candida albicans)
mushroom that springs up in the morning and withers by night; (fig.) something short-lived