adverb
- In a manner relating to or involving gnotobiotics; with respect to the study or control of organisms in a germ-free or defined microbial environment.
Usage: technical; scientific; biology
Examples
- The laboratory maintained gnotobiotically controlled conditions to ensure accurate experimental results.
- Researchers raised the mice gnotobiotically to eliminate variables from natural microbiota.
- The study was conducted gnotobiotically to isolate the effects of specific bacterial strains.
- Gnotobiotically sterile environments are essential for certain immunological research protocols.