What is another word for microbial?
Pronunciation: [ma͡ɪkɹˈə͡ʊbɪəl] (IPA) 
Microbial is a term that refers to anything related to microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other tiny organisms. In scientific literature, a plethora of synonyms exists for the word 'microbial.' Some words that can be used instead of microbial are bacteriological, fungal, microbiological, and viral. Each of the myriad synonyms has a slightly different connotation, which sometimes arises from the specific scientific discipline that commonly uses the term. For instance, bacteriological is more often used in research into bacteria and their interaction with humans or plants. Therefore, using alternate synonyms is useful in scientific writing to avoid redundancy.
