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Microbes vs Microorganism - What's the difference?

microbes | microorganism |

As nouns the difference between microbes and microorganism

is that microbes is plural of lang=en while microorganism is an organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

microbes

English

Noun

(head)
  • ----

    microorganism

    Alternative forms

    * micro-organism *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
  • The cud is then reswallowed and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.

    See also

    * macroorganism English words with vowel pseudo-digraphs ----