#Bacteria • Noun • / bakˈtirēə/⠀ ⠀ #Scientific Definition: ⠀ ⠀ #Microscopic, single-celled #organisms belonging to Kingdom #Monera that possess a #prokaryotic type of cell structure, which means their cells are non-compartmentalized, and their #DNA (usually circular) can be found throughout the #cytoplasm rather than within a membrane-bound #nucleus.⠀ ⠀ #Seed Translation: ⠀ ⠀ Bacteria ruled the #world for 3.7 billion years before #humans even made an appearance. They continue to rule the world today. In fact, there are 38,000,000,000,000 of them living in and on you right now. 🤯 They make up your #microbiome and are essential to your health, performing functions like aiding in #digestion, modulating immune responses, and producing #vitamins and key #metabolites. ⠀ ⠀ Bacteria have historically had a bad rap—the #discovery of some pathogenic ones like Mycobacterium #tuberculosis and Escherichia coli sent us into germ hysteria, resulting in a century of antibiotic and antibacterial overu...