On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:26:49 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 10/31/2016 5:24 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>>>
>>> I see that those in a university are unaware of the correct word:
>>> "bacterium"
>>>
>> Those in a university probably don't often see a single bacterium. They
>> tend of be present in large numbers, and in different strains. Hence the
>> use of the plural.
>
>Would a single one make a good pet?

Better than one that was married with kids.