putrefactive
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This makes food acidic and prevents the growth of putrefactive and pathogenic bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
The conquerors of those otherwise triumphant Martians were, he reported, "the putrefactive and disease bacteria against which their systems were unprepared."
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2021
What is commonly called "ptomaine poisoning" is poisoning from foods which contain putrefactive bacteria.
From Time Magazine Archive
The other characters were marvels not just of makeup but also of comic sympathy; Sherman Klump and his pudgy, putrefactive family had humor and heart.
From Time Magazine Archive
Milk always contains putrefactive bacteria which pass into the cheese, but they cannot grow therein because of the high acidity.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Edwin George Hastings
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