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monobacterial

monobacterial adjective: relating to a single kind of bacterium.

Adjective

monobacterial (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a single kind of bacterium.
    • We have demonstrated that the immune response to polybacterial infection with 4 bacteria differs significantly from monobacterial infections, and highlights the importance of studying the effects of polybacterial infections.2015 December 1, “Polymicrobial Oral Infection with Four Periodontal Bacteria Orchestrates a Distinct Inflammatory Response and Atherosclerosis in ApoE null Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of monobacterial

From mono- + bacterial.

Questions about monobacterial

What does monobacterial mean?
Monobacterial means relating to a single kind of bacterium.
What part of speech is monobacterial?
Monobacterial is an adjective.

Words near monobacterial in the dictionary

  1. monoazidos
  2. monoazo
  3. monobacillary
  4. monobactam
  5. monobactams
  6. monobacterial
  7. monoballism
  8. monoballismus
  9. monoband
  10. monobander
  11. monobanders

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