Microbion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Microbe \Mi"crobe\, Microbion \Mi*cro"bi*on\, n. [NL. microbion,
     fr. Gr. ? little + ? life.] (Biol.)
     A microscopic organism; a microorganism; -- particularly
     applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; as,
     the microbe of fowl cholera.
     [1913 Webster] microbial