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Superbug

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bemisia tabacinouna strain accidentally imported into florida from the middle east then spread to california where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias
poinsettia strainnouna strain accidentally imported into florida from the middle east then spread to california where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias

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bemisia tabacinouna strain accidentally imported into florida from the middle east then spread to california where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias
poinsettia strainnouna strain accidentally imported into florida from the middle east then spread to california where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias
supermicrobenounA (typically synthetic) microbe that is resistant to many viruses
mrgnnoun(microbiology, medicine) Initialism of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterium, any of a group of bacteria responsible for serious infections.
antibiotypenoun(microbiology) A set of organisms that are resistant to a particular antibiotic.
supervirusnounA virus that is particularly powerful or resistant to treatment.
antibioresistancenounresistance to the effects of an antibiotic
enterococcusnoun(bacteriology) Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics
mdr tbnounAlternative form of MDR-TB.
microbenoun(microbiology) Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.
conan the bacteriumnoun(informal) The bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans, which is highly resistant to various stresses (especially radiation).
susceptibilitynounThe condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.
superimmunitynoun(medicine) The state of being exceptionally resistant to disease.
suprainfectionnoun(medicine) Infection acquired as a consequence of disruption of the normal microbiome, secondary to antibiotic use.
vaccine escapenoun(medicine) Mutation of a pathogen to a point where it is no longer recognized and counteracted by existing vaccines.
andromeda strainnounAny microorganism whose release and spread could cause a public health catastrophe.
infectionistnoun(rare, medicine) An infectious disease specialist.
phagotypenounA strain of bacterium that is sensitive to a certain bacteriophage.
superspreadernoun(epidemiology) A person infected with a pathogen who is responsible for spreading it to many other people.
bacteriotoxinnounAny toxin produced by a bacterium

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