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BACTERIAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Relating to or caused by bacteria

Example:

bacterial infection

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

bacteria ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)

Derivation:

bacteria; bacterium ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)

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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Achromobacter xylosoxidans.

(Achromobacter xylosoxidans, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Achromobacter piechaudii.

(Achromobacter piechaudii, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Minocycline binds to the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit and interferes with the binding of tRNA to the ribosomal complex, thereby inhibiting protein translation in bacteria.

(Minocycline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A derived unit of measurement of viable bacterial organisms in a unit volume of substance of interest defined as the number of million colony forming units (10E6CFU) in one milliliter of substance.

(Million Colony Forming Units per Milliliter, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of measurement of viable bacterial numbers equal to 10E6 colony forming units.

(Million Colony Forming Units, NCI Thesaurus)

A derived unit of measurement of viable bacterial organisms in a unit mass of substance of interest defined as the number of million colony forming units (10E6CFU) in one gram of substance.

(Million Colony Forming Units per Gram, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Actinobacillus suis.

(Actinobacillus suis, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Actinobacillus ureae.

(Actinobacillus ureae, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Bacterial meningitis is rare, but can be deadly.

(Meningitis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Reduced metronidazole causes DNA strand breaks, thereby inhibiting DNA synthesis and bacterial cell growth.

(Metronidazole, NCI Thesaurus)