bacterio-, bacteri-, bacter-, -bacteria, -bacterial, -bacterially, -bacterium
(Greek: rod-shaped micro-organism; used in biomedical terminology)
bacterioid
bacterioidal
bacteriological
bacteriologist
bacteriology
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysis
bacteriolytic
bacteriopexy
bacteriophage, bacteriophagia
1. A virus infesting and usually lysing [destroying the bounding membrane] bacteria; sometimes abbreviated as phage.
2 An organism that feeds on bacteria.
2 An organism that feeds on bacteria.
bacteriophagology
The study of bacteriophages.
bacteriophytoma
bacterioscopy
bacteriosis
1. An infection caused by bacteria or a bacterial disease.
2. Any plant-disease caused by bacteria.
2. Any plant-disease caused by bacteria.
The reduction or retardation of the growth or reproduction of bacteria, but not the destruction of them: There are some physical aspects or circumstances that set off or trigger bacteriostasis including radiation, high osmotic pressure, and low temperatures.
