bacterial
adjective
bac·te·ri·al
bak-ˈtir-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or caused by bacteria
bacterial infection
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Next-gen leather materials made from mycelium, bacterial cellulose or grain waste like Mycoworks’ Reishi or Uncaged Innovations’ protein leather, for instance, generate a fraction of the carbon emissions of cowhide leather or polyurethane.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
The results could then be used to fight bacterial infections in, for example, farming or even gene therapy.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
We were also asked to include things like budesonide [a treatment for Crohn's disease] and clarithromycin [an antibiotic that treats bacterial infections] in our toolkits for physicians.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
In 2022, Florida weathered a bad outbreak of meningococcal disease, a type of fast-moving bacterial infection that can become fatal after entering the bloodstream or the lining of the brain and spinal cord.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
The results could then be used to fight bacterial infections in, for example, farming or even gene therapy.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
We were also asked to include things like budesonide [a treatment for Crohn's disease] and clarithromycin [an antibiotic that treats bacterial infections] in our toolkits for physicians.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
In 2022, Florida weathered a bad outbreak of meningococcal disease, a type of fast-moving bacterial infection that can become fatal after entering the bloodstream or the lining of the brain and spinal cord.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Bacterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bacterial. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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bacterial
adjective
bac·te·ri·al
bak-ˈtir-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or caused by bacteria
Medical Definition
bacterial
adjective
bac·te·ri·al
bak-ˈtir-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or caused by bacteria
a bacterial chromosome
bacterial infection
bacterial endocarditis
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