bacterial metabolism

collocation in English

meaningsofbacterialandmetabolism

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bacterial
adjective
uk
/bækˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/bækˈtɪr.i.əl/
caused by, made from, or relating ...
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metabolism
noun[C]
uk
/məˈtæb.əl.ɪ.zəm/us
/məˈtæb.əl.ɪ.zəm/
all the chemical processes in your body, especially those that cause food to be used for energy ...
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(Definition ofbacterialandmetabolismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The latter compounds are typical by-products ofbacterialmetabolismand include aldehydes, esters, ketones and short-chain alcohols.
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The panel found that the physical location of sugars influences their availability forbacterialmetabolism in the mouth and the readiness with which they are absorbed after ingestion.
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The iron carbonate depositions, a result frombacterialmetabolismwhich covered the dinosaur's crest enhanced the preservation of those soft tissues.
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If present, foliar symptoms include dark streaking along petioles and viscous froth deposits on the crown which are a by-product ofbacterialmetabolism.
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Bacteriophages or phages are viruses that invade bacterial cells and, in the case of lytic phages, disruptbacterialmetabolismand cause the bacterium to lyse.
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The first mechanism is dissolution by direct contact with the bacterial cell which is employed in most forms ofbacterialmetabolism.
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Natural human exposure of ammonia may be through the environment as it is a product ofbacterialmetabolismthrough the nitrogen cycle.
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These polyhedral organelles localize and compartmentalizebacterialmetabolism, a function performed by the membrane-bound organelles in eukaryotes.
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The use of antibiotics will inhibitbacterialmetabolismcausing negative results even though bacteria are present.
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Stephenson's main area of research wasbacterialmetabolism.
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The molecular structure of toluenesulfonylamide is similar to para-aminobenzoic acid, an intermediate inbacterialmetabolism, which is disrupted by this sulfonamide (in the same way as by a sulfa drug).
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