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Record 1 2017-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A bacterium produced by genetic engineering and having exceptional capacities.

OBS

superbacterium: The plural form is "superbacteria."

Key term(s)
  • superbacteria

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Bactérie obtenue par manipulation génétique fondée sur un transfert de plasmides d'une autre bactérie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
OBS

superbacteria: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que los sustantivos "superbacteria" y "supermicrobio" se escriben en una sola palabra, sin espacio ni guion, y sin acento en el prefijo super-.

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