bacterial
adjective
bac·te·ri·al
bak-ˈtir-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or caused by bacteria
bacterial infection
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According to a death certificate obtained by Fox News Digital, primary bacterial pneumonia is listed as her immediate cause of death.
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There is also a vaccine that targets a specific bacterium that causes most bacterial pneumonia cases, Singer said, but it is generally recommended for older adults and people with underlying conditions.
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Having cultivated a collection of gut phages and bacterial hosts, scientists now have tangible targets to study and manipulate.
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The condition is called slime flux or bacterial wetwood.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
There is also a vaccine that targets a specific bacterium that causes most bacterial pneumonia cases, Singer said, but it is generally recommended for older adults and people with underlying conditions.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Having cultivated a collection of gut phages and bacterial hosts, scientists now have tangible targets to study and manipulate.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
The condition is called slime flux or bacterial wetwood.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 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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