An agent which prevents the growth or reproduction of bacteria, but which does not necessarily kill them
A chemical or physical agent that inhibits the growth of, but is not lethal to bacteria Bacteroid An enlarged branched bacterium surrounded by a membrane that is of host origin, especially the irregular-shaped bodies of the bacterial genus Rhizobium, which carry out nitrogen fixation within root nodules on the roots of leguminous plants
A chemical which inhibits the multiplication of bacteria and so enables the animal to cope more easily with the infection