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batterio

/batˈtɛ.rjo/noun · masculineB2
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Meaning

bacterium

  • a microscopic single-celled organism, sometimes causing disease

In a sentence

Questo antibiotico elimina il batterio responsabile dell'infezione alla gola.

This antibiotic eliminates the bacterium responsible for the throat infection.

I medici hanno isolato un batterio raro nelle analisi del sangue.

The doctors isolated a rare bacterium in the blood tests.

Non tutti i batteri presenti nel nostro corpo sono pericolosi per la salute.

Not all bacteria present in our body are harmful to our health.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
batteriomasculine · singular
batterimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • The plural is 'batteri' (pronounced /batˈtɛ.ri/).
  • Unlike English, which often uses the Latin plural 'bacteria', Italian clearly distinguishes singular 'batterio' and plural 'batteri'.

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