bacterize

verb

1. (transitive)To treat with bacteria.

   “An analysis was made of the mixture of active bacterized peat and soil at the commencement of incubation as well as at the end.”

   “We are going to bacterize about a ton of press cake and try it out on cane in the field, and see if we can notice differences.”

   “This suspension may also be used to bacterize plants as foliar sprays. Biocontrol agents thus applied have been effective in bringing about significant suppression of several serious foliar rice diseases.”