( n. )
A microorganism which is supposed to act like a ferment in causing or propagating certain infectious or contagious diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism.
( n. )
A microorganism which is supposed to act like a ferment in causing or propagating certain infectious or contagious diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012