The Fort Rucker Directorate of Public Works is repainting crosswalks throughout the post. Drivers should be aware of signs posted letting them know when they are approaching the work area. During this time, one lane of traffic will be closed while flagmen will signal drivers through the open lane used for traffic flow.
1 In most formal writing, bacterium is the singular form of the noun, and bacteria the plural form. 2  This is in accord with the word's Latin etymology. 3  However, in ordinary speech, some speakers use bacteria as a singular, with plural either bacteria or bacterias. 4  This is usually considered incorrect.
The word bacteria is the plural of the New Latin bacterium, which is the latinisation of the Greek Î²Î±ÎºÏÎ®ÏÎ¹Î¿Î½ (bakterion), the diminutive of Î²Î±ÎºÏÎ·ÏÎ¯Î± (bakteria), meaning staff, cane, because the first ones to be discovered were rod-shaped.acteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth, and are present in most of its habitats. Bacteria inhabit soil, water, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, and the deep portions of Earth's crust. Bacteria also live in symbiotic and parasitic relationships with plants and animals.