noun
- A vaccine made from killed or inactivated bacteria, used to provide immunity against bacterial infections.
Usage: medical/scientific term; often used in veterinary medicine
Examples
- The veterinarian administered a bacterin to protect the cattle against brucellosis.
- Bacterins have been used for decades to prevent bacterial diseases in livestock.
- The bacterin was prepared by inactivating the pathogenic bacteria with heat.
- Farmers often use bacterins as part of their herd health management program.
- Unlike live vaccines, bacterins contain no living organisms.