Bacteria, a singular bacterium, is derived from the Ancient Greek word “backērion” meaning “cane”, as the first bacteria observed were bacilli. The study of ‘Bacteria’ is called ‘Bacteriology’; a branch of ‘Microbiology’. More @Wikipedia
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