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Das Bakterium
The plural is 'Bakterien'. Remember that in German, many scientific terms of Latin origin follow specific plural rules.
Examples in context
Antibiotika helfen nur gegen ein Bakterium.
Antibiotics only help against a bacterium.
Es gibt viele nützliche Bakterien im Darm.
There are many useful bacteria in the gut.
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