| bacteriolysis |
dissolution or destruction of bacteria
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| bacteriophage |
a virus that is parasitic in bacteria; "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"
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| bacteriostasis |
inhibition of the growth of bacteria
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| bacteriostatic |
of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis
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| bacterium |
bacteria: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants
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