This is the 6700th most frequent Turkish word.
bakteriyse
"If it's a bacterium."
'Bakteriyse' ('if it is containing bacteria') here conveys a conditional scenario related to potential contamination.
Bu madde zararlı olabilir, içinde bakteriyse hemen temizlenmeli.
This substance might be harmful; if it contains bacteria, it should be cleaned immediately.
The use of 'bakteriyse' ('if it is bacteria') highlights the speculative reasoning linking the smell to the presence of bacteria.
Yemekteki tuhaf koku bakteriyse, bunu yemek sağlıksız olur.
If the strange smell in the food is due to bacteria, eating it would be unhealthy.
Here, 'bakteriyse' ('is bacterium') is used to describe the nature of the microbe in conditional context, emphasizing its specific identification.