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bacteraemiaThe presence of viable bacteria in the circulating blood. | |
bacteriaSingle cell prokaryotes. The oldest, smallest and most numerous organisms living on Earth. (Singular: bacterium) | |
bacterial endocarditisA bacterial infection of the inner lining of the heart (the endocardium). | |
bactericidalAntibiotic that kills bacteria. | |
bacteriophage | |
bacteriostaticAntibiotics that stop or slow bacterial growth. | |
batch fermentationAn industrial process for the large-scale production of microbes and/or metabolites in liquid culture. After the microbe is introduced to the culture no additional growth medium is added. | |
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus | |
binary fissionA form of asexual reproduction used by bacteria and other prokaryotic cells in which one cell divides to form two. | |
biofilmAn aggregation of bacterial cells embedded in a carbohydrate matrix and attached to a surface or tissue. | |