bacterially

Thân thiện

The infection spreads bacterially through the water supply.

Definition

Adverb: In a manner relating to, caused by, or involving bacteria.

Usage

The adverb "bacterially" is used to describe an action, process, or condition that is performed by, originates from, or is characteristic of bacteria.

Examples

• The infection spreads bacterially through contaminated water.
• The sample was confirmed to be bacterially contaminated.
• Some nutrients are broken down bacterially in the gut.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Context: Used in medical, biological, and environmental sciences to specify a bacterial mechanism.
  • The compound is degraded bacterially in soil.
• Epidemiology: Describes the mode of transmission for diseases.
  • The illness is transmitted bacterially rather than virally.

Variants and Related Words

• Bacterial (adjective): Of or relating to bacteria.
  • a bacterial infection
• Bacterium (noun, singular): A single-celled microorganism.
• Bacteria (noun, plural): The plural form of bacterium.

Synonyms

• Microbially (when referring to microorganisms in general, though not exclusively bacteria)

Notes

"Bacterially" is a precise scientific term. In everyday language, phrases like "caused by bacteria" or "spread by bacteria" are more common.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. by bacteria
   • spreads bacterially