The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
microbial \mi*cro"bi*al\, microbian \mi*cro"bi*an\, a. (Biol.) Of, pertaining to, or caused by, microbes; as, microbial growth; the microbian theory; a microbian disease. [1913 Webster +PJC]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
microbial adj 1: of or involving or caused by or being microbes; "microbial warfare" [syn: microbial, microbic]