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bact.

American  

abbreviation

  1. bacterial.

  2. bacteriology.

  3. bacterium.


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Robins Kaplan attorney Rebecca Bact told the Star Tribune her firm is assisting Lusk because she “deserves proper housing, healthcare and a dignified existence free from discrimination.”

From Washington Times

Tickets are now on sale at BACT’s website.

From Los Angeles Times

The agency had learned of a new test being used to diagnose Lyme disease, a tick-borne bact­erial infection that can cause fatigue, joint pain and nervous-system problems.

From Nature

The nature of the change produced by them in milk is very similar to that caused by Bact. lactis acidi in that lactic acid is the chief product; no gas is produced and hence the curd is uniform in appearance.

From Project Gutenberg

In a review of the literature of the subject of soured milks, Makrinoff suggests the adoption of the two names, Streptobac. lebenis viscosus and Streptobac. lebenis non-viscosus, for the organisms of the so-called Bulgaricus group, and known at present as Bacillus-bulgaricus, Streptobac. lebenis, Bacillus of Massol, Granule bacillus, Bact.

From Project Gutenberg