What does bacterial mean?
Bacterial means (microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria..
[bækˈtɪəɹiəɫ] · adjective
(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria..
[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].
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Bacterial means (microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria..
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[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].
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