Bacteriotoxin
noun
any toxin that kills bacteria
a toxin produced by bacteria
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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
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