polymicrobial

polymicrobial

 [pol″e-mi-kro´be-al] (polymicrobic [pol″e-mi-kro´bik]) marked by the presence of several species of microorganisms.

polymicrobial

adjective Referring to many different spp of 'bugs' in a specimen which, in lab lingo, refers to a menagerie of bacteria

pol·y·mi·cro·bi·al

(polē-mī-krōbē-ăl) Denotes disease state involving multiple species of microorganisms.