See Also: bacterio-(medicine)
bacterio-(dictionary)

bacterio- (iou)



bacterio- combining form of BACTERIUM: see -O-.
bacterio'cidal adjective = BACTERICIDAL adjective M20.
bacteriophage noun a virus that causes lysis or prophage formation in bacteria E20.
bacterio'phobia noun irrational fear of bacteria L19.
bacteriorho'dopsin noun (Biochemistry) a protein pigment in the bacterium Halobacterium halobium which under the action of light transports protons across the cytoplasmic membrane L20.
bacteri'osis noun, pl. -oses , a bacterial disease of plants L19.