How to Use bacterial in a Sentence

bacterial

adjective

• All four infants were hospitalized with a rare type of bacterial infection and two died.
  — Zeke Miller, USA TODAY, 18 May 2022
• People have come to expect their clothing fabrics to be sweat-wicking, breathable, high stretch, or even anti-bacterial.
  — Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 13 May 2022
• But the contagion this show brutally captures isn’t viral or bacterial.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
• The agency said the health risk of babies not having specialty formulas could outweigh the potential risk of bacterial infection.
  — Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 18 May 2022
• The recalls were connected to the deaths of two babies who got bacterial infections after drinking Abbott formula.
  — Fox News, 13 May 2022
• The firefly and bacterial genes just didn’t work well in plants.
  — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
• The risk of bacterial growth is imminent if the chicken goes over three or four days in the fridge.
  — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022
• But in 2022, the lake shut down for six months due to a dangerous bacterial bloom.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2024
• Meanwhile, choose your vase, and give it a good clean to prevent any bacterial growth.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2024
• Weekly bacterial testing shows that much of the river is safe to swim once again.
  — Cari Shane, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2022
• The rock absorbs the excess water from the brush head and also resists mold and bacterial growth.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2022
• Cleanse your hands and face prior to the start of your at-home facial massage to prevent bacterial transfers to your skin.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
• Crawford was unable to sing because of a bacterial infection but was cheered at the curtain call, stepping to the side of the stage.
  — Mark Kennedy, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2023
• According to recent bacterial counts, Lorde will not grow a third eye and glow at her next show.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
• Choose brands that have five strains or more of bacterial cultures per 6-ounce serving.
  — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 29 Sep. 2022
• So wash your hands and read on for some of the sneakier places where germs and biofilms — the technical term for slimy layers of bacterial colonies — often lurk.
  — Susannah Herrada, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
• And two hours later, the bacterial counts in the salsa reduced to levels similar to the other dips.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Jan. 2024
• To prevent fungal and bacterial infections, water the money tree at the roots, not from the top where water gets on the leaves.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2024
• Other home tests for these three bacterial STIs are already available over the counter.
  — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2023
• The fact is that an infection with flu can lead to group strep A as a secondary bacterial infection.
  — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2022
• The shells sliced up his feet, and cellulitis, a bacterial infection, set in.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
• Your gut has what’s known as a bacterial flora, which is a collection of microorganisms that help break down your food.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 31 Jan. 2023
• Lyme disease, which is a bacterial infection that can cause fever, chills, and a red rash, is the most prevalent tick-borne disease.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 20 May 2022
• But weeks after closing on the home in Indiana, Toni got sick with a bacterial infection and died.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
• Don’t keep scratching the bite, which just introduces the chance of a secondary bacterial infection.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
• Citrus canker, a bacterial disease, is not harmful to humans, but causes lesions on the fruit, stems and leaves.
  — Freida Frisaro, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
• This type of bacterial infection can spread in the deer’s bloodstream and therefore hunters should not knowingly eat meat from a buck with brain abscess.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 29 Feb. 2024
• Whether the toilet lid is up or down doesn't make much difference in the spread of airborne bacterial and viral particles.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
• Scientists now believe the trigger for developing narcolepsy may be bacterial and viral infections, such as strep throat or a form of the flu.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
• How this all happened isn’t entirely clear, but today, most experts agree that 2 billion or 3 billion years ago, an archaean cell engulfed a bacterial cell, which somehow escaped digestion and adapted to life inside its host.
  — Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024