Bacterially (Adverb)
Meaning
By bacteria; "spreads bacterially".
Examples
- Lyme disease can be transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected tick that spreads bacterially.
- The food was contaminated and spread disease bacterially as people mistakenly consumed it.
- Tooth decay develops when plaque forms and acids destroy tooth enamel bacterially.
- This strain of the virus depends on an enzymatic reaction that occurs bacterially.
- Milkborne pathogens can spread diseases bacterially if their bacteria-laden products aren't handled correctly.