Germ

Germ or germs may refer to:

Science

Germ (microorganism), an informal word for a pathogen
Germ cell, cell that gives rise to the gametes of an organism that reproduces sexually
Germ layer, a primary layer of cells that forms during embryonic development
Cereal germ, the reproductive part of a cereal grain
Tooth germ, an aggregation of cells that eventually forms a tooth
Germ theory of disease, which states that some diseases are caused by microorganisms
Germ (mathematics), an object in a topological space that captures local properties

Art and media

Music

Germs (band), an American punk rock band
Germ (musician), a stage name of Tim Wright
Germ (rapper), an American rapper affiliated with Suicideboys and Pouya
"Germs" (song), by "Weird Al" Yankovic
The Germ (album), by Victim's Family

Others

"Germs" (Invader Zim), an episode of Invader Zim
The Germ (periodical), a British art magazine published in 1850
The Germs (comics), a comic strip
"The Germ", an episode of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

Other uses

Germ, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of southwestern France
Germ Hofma (born 1925), Dutch football player in the 1940s and 1950s

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