| bacterial vaccines | Suspensions of attenuated or killed bacteria administered for the prevention or treatment of infectious bacterial disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| bacterial vaginitis | <gynaecology> A bacterial infection of the vaginal mucosa resulting in redness, pain and a vaginal discharge with a foul odour. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bacterial vegetations | Lesions of bacterial endocarditis that form anywhere on the endocardium but preferentially on higher pressure and injured areas and particularly valves. They may also appear on arterial intima and in a patent ductus arteriosus and other areas of shunt inside and outside the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacterial virus | <microbiology, virology> A virus which infects bacteria and is usually species-specific. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bacterial wilt disease | <botany> A plant disease common in cucumber and muskmelon caused by the bacteria Erwinia tracheiphila which causes wilting and shriveling of the stems and leaves. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bactericholia | Bacteria in bile. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bactericidal | <pharmacology> Capable of killing bacteria. Some antibiotics are either bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic in their action. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bactericide | <pharmacology> A substance that kills bacteria. (18 Nov 1997) |
| bacterid | 1. A recurrent or persistent eruption of discrete sterile pustules of the palms and soles, thought to be an allergic response to infection at a remote site. 2. A dissemination of a previously localised bacterial skin infection. Origin: bacteria + -id (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacterin | <virology> A vaccine composed of weakened or dead bacteria which will cause the body to create antibodies against the disease normally caused by the bacteria in the vaccine. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bacterio- | Bacteri- Bacteria. Origin: see bacterium (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacterioagglutinin | An antibody that agglutinates bacteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacteriochlorin | 7,8,17,18-Tetrahydroporphyrin;the basic structure of the bacteriochlorophylls. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacteriochlorophyll | <microbiology, plant biology> Varieties of chlorophyll (bacteriochlorophylls a, b, c, d, e and g) found in photosynthetic bacteria and differing from plant chlorophyll in the substituents around the tetrapyrrole nucleus of the molecule and in the absorption spectra. (18 Nov 1997) |
| bacteriochlorophyll a synthase | <enzyme> Catalyses esterification of bacteriochlorophyllide with phytol; isolated from e. Coli Registry number: EC 6.1.- Synonym: bchg gene product (26 Jun 1999) |