bacterial

(băk-tîr'ē-əl)
adj.
Relating to or caused by bacteria: a bacterial enzyme; bacterial diseases.

bacterial bac·te'ri·al n.
bacterially bac·te'ri·al·ly adv.

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IN BRIEF: Having to do with one-celled organisms.

Colds are rarely bacterial infections.

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Pertaining to or caused by bacteria.

• b. adhesiveness — see adhesins.
• b. allergy — see bacterial hypersensitivity.
• cutaneous b. granuloma — see botryomycosis.
• b. diseases — diseases in which bacteria play a significant but not necessarily exclusive role.
• b. fermentation — fermentation is more commonly a function of yeasts but is performed by some bacteria, e.g. those in the rumen. See also fermentation.
• b. food poisoning — see food poisoning.
• b. gill disease — see gill disease.
• b. kidney disease of fish — a serious disease of salmonid cultures characterized by granuloma in the kidney and spleen, and extensive caseation of muscles. The disease is chronic and causes heavy losses. The cause appears to be a minute gram-positive coccobacillus Renibacterium salmoninarum.
• b. overgrowth — a syndrome of malabsorption causing chronic or recurrent diarrhea in dogs. Believed to be due to the presence in the small intestine of an abnormally large population of Clostridium spp. and other enteric bacteria normally found in the colon.

For a list of words related to bacterial, see:

• Diagnostic Terminology - bacterial: (adj) designating disease, condition, or infection caused by bacteria

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