bakterielle

Bakterielle is a German adjective meaning “pertaining to bacteria” and is used to describe phenomena, conditions or substances related to bacteria. It appears in medical, scientific and everyday language, for example in terms such as bakterielle Infektion (bacterial infection), bakterielle Belastung (bacterial contamination or load), bakterielle Toxine (bacterial toxins), and bakterielle Kulturen (bacterial cultures). The term does not denote a single organism but rather a relationship to bacteria.

Grammatical note: bakterielle is the feminine singular form used after a definite or indefinite article, as in die bakterielle Infektion or eine bakterielle Infektion. In plural it becomes bakteriellen Infektionen, as in die bakteriellen Infektionen. The base adjective is bakteriell; its endings change with gender, number and case. In other grammatical contexts you may also see related forms such as bakteriell or bakteriellen depending on the noun they modify.

Usage and relevance: In medicine and microbiology the word characterizes infections or processes caused by bacteria, such as infections, toxins or metabolic activities of bacterial origin. It is commonly contrasted with terms like mikrobiell (relating to microorganisms in general) or virale (viral) to distinguish bacterial from non-bacterial causes. The concept is central to diagnostics, treatment decisions (for example antibiotic therapy), and public health efforts addressing bacterial diseases and contamination in clinical, food safety and environmental settings.