Bacterize
to change in composition by means of bacteria.
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- Bacterium
singular of bacteria. ubiquitous one-celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod-shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom monera (in some cl-ssification systems the plant cl-ss schizomycetes), various species of which are involved in fermentation, putrefaction, infectious diseases, or nitrogen fixation. contemporary examples pertussis, or “whooping cough,” is caused […]
- Bacteriuria
the presence of bacteria in the urine. noun the presence of bacteria in the urine bacteriuria bac·te·ri·u·ri·a (bāk-tēr’ē-yur’ē-ə) n. the presence of bacteria in urine.
- Bacteroid
any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants. also, bacteroidal. resembling bacteria. adjective resembling a bacterium noun any rodlike bacterium of the genus bacteroides, occurring in the gut of humans and animals
- Bacteroides
any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic. historical examples cultivation and cl-ssification of “bacteroides,” “symbionts,” or “rickettsiae” of blattella germanica. the biotic -ssociations of c-ckroaches louis m. roth bacteroides bac·te·roi·des (bāk’tə-roi’dēz) n. a genus […]
- Bacteroides capillosus
bacteroides capillosus bacteroides capillosus bacteroides cap·il·lo·sus (kāp’ə-lō’səs) n. a species bacterium found in human cysts and wounds, the mouth, and feces.