bacterial
adjective
bac·te·ri·al
bak-ˈtir-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or caused by bacteria
bacterial infection
Examples of bacterial in a Sentence
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The New York City Department of Health has released a health advisory after recording six cases of human leptospirosis, a bacterial infection spread through rat urine.
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Syeda Khaula Saad, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2024
Plague is a bacterial infection, while COVID is a viral infection.
—Claire Gillespie, Health, 22 Apr. 2024
It is caused by a bacterial infection following a dog’s consumption of raw fish found in lakes.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
Whooping cough, or pertussis as it’s called in the medical community, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that is spread through the air.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
The surge has been driven largely by the spread of chlamydia, a devastating bacterial infection.
—Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
This is supported by the researchers’ reconstruction of two genomes of T. forsythia — another bacterial species involved in gum disease — that were found to vastly differ from one another.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Key died of pleurisy, a condition typically caused by bacterial or viral infections that causes chest pain that worsens during breathing.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Turner’s wife, Toni, died of a bacterial infection; Nist’s husband, Billy, died of kidney failure.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Syeda Khaula Saad, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2024
Plague is a bacterial infection, while COVID is a viral infection.
—Claire Gillespie, Health, 22 Apr. 2024
It is caused by a bacterial infection following a dog’s consumption of raw fish found in lakes.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
Whooping cough, or pertussis as it’s called in the medical community, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that is spread through the air.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
The surge has been driven largely by the spread of chlamydia, a devastating bacterial infection.
—Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
This is supported by the researchers’ reconstruction of two genomes of T. forsythia — another bacterial species involved in gum disease — that were found to vastly differ from one another.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Key died of pleurisy, a condition typically caused by bacterial or viral infections that causes chest pain that worsens during breathing.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Turner’s wife, Toni, died of a bacterial infection; Nist’s husband, Billy, died of kidney failure.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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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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