bacteriology
— Noun
– English
~ the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
bacteriolysis
— Noun
– English
~ dissolution or destruction of bacteria
bacteriolytic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to or causing bacteriolysis
bacteriophage
— Noun
– English
~ a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"