noun
- the destruction or dissolution of bacteria
Usage: medical; scientific
Examples
- The antibiotic caused rapid bacteriolysis in the infected tissue.
- Researchers studied the process of bacteriolysis under different pH conditions.
- Bacteriolysis can occur naturally through immune system responses.
- The laboratory measured the rate of bacteriolysis in various solutions.
- Heat treatment resulted in complete bacteriolysis of the sample.
- Scientists observed bacteriolysis through microscopic examination.