bacterial
From tiny organisms
Bacterial is the adjective form of bacteria, describing anything related to, caused by, or containing these microscopic single-celled organisms.
A bacterial infection is caused by bacteria, as opposed to a viral one.
Bacterial growth refers to the multiplication of bacteria in a given environment.
The word appears frequently in medical and scientific contexts: bacterial pneumonia, bacterial contamination, bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
Disease-causing microorganism
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- feverElevated body temperature
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
tuberculosis · salmonella · staphylococcus · streptococcus · meningitis · cholera · typhoid · plague
Acid-producing beneficial bacterium
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- yogurtFermented milk product
- kefirCultured milk drink
microbiome · acidophilus · prebiotic · digestion · beneficial · supplement · kimchi · sauerkraut
Ground matter for planting
- waterClear essential liquid
- airborneTraveling through air
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
biodegradation · commensal · ubiquitous · colonization · biofilm · aquatic · terrestrial · extremophile
Collective social practices
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
staining · inoculation · broth · microbiology · specimen · swab · sample · isolation
pathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- feverElevated body temperature
pneumonia · tuberculosis · salmonella · staphylococcus · streptococcus · meningitis · cholera · typhoid · plague · contagious
lactobacillus
Acid-producing beneficial bacterium
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- yogurtFermented milk product
kefir · microbiome · acidophilus · prebiotic · digestion · beneficial · supplement · kimchi · sauerkraut · kombucha
soil
Ground matter for planting
- waterClear essential liquid
- airborneTraveling through air
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
decomposition · biodegradation · commensal · ubiquitous · colonization · biofilm · aquatic · terrestrial · extremophile · thermophilic
culture
Collective social practices
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
microscope · staining · inoculation · broth · microbiology · specimen · swab · sample · isolation · sterile
microorganism
Microscopic living entity
- unicellularOne cell only
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- flagellaWhiplike locomotion appendages
ribosomes · plasmid · cocci · bacilli · spirochetes · cell-wall · membrane · fission · capsule · endospore
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- microbiologymicrobe, microbes, microorganisms, microorganism, virus
- scientific adjectivesalkaline, ionic, aquatic, inorganic, metallic
- infectionsviral infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia, septicemia
- medical resultspositive, negative, normal, abnormal, inconclusive
bacterialnonbacterial
Not caused by germs
sterile · aseptic · germ-free · antibiotic · antibacterial
- beneficial bacteriaHealth-promoting microorganisms
- bacterial contaminationHarmful microbes present
- bacterial infectionIllness from harmful microorganisms
- flesh-eating bacteriaMicrobes destroying living tissue
- bacterial resistanceMicrobes surviving drug treatment
- bacterial spore
bacteria, bacterium, antibacterial, bactericide, bactericidal, bacteriology, bacteriologist, bacterial growth