Germs (8)

(Other definitions for bacteria that I've seen before include "Microscopic organisms, may carry diseases" , "Cabaret I perform badly for the tiny organisms" , "Tiny organisms, may be good or bad" , "Single-celled microorganisms" , "These single-cell organisms are in bait race" .)
(Other definitions for microbes that I've seen before include "Bacilli" , "disease-causing bacteria" , "Bugs" , "Some crib for disease carriers" , "Minute life forms" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">germs</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('seed' can be a synonym of 'germ')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for seeds that I've seen before include "More than one good player" , "top tennis players" , "Initiates the growth of" , "nuts" , "Genesis" .)