Definition of bacteria genus Bacteria genus
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| bacteria genus - a genus of bacteria | ||
| genus a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism" | ||
| division eubacteria one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella | ||
| genus heliobacter, heliobacter a genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the gastric mucosa of primates (including humans) | ||
| aerobacter, genus aerobacter aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature | ||
| genus rhizobium, rhizobium the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen | ||
| agrobacterium, genus agrobacterium small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems | ||
| genus bacillus type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites | ||
| genus clostridium anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung | ||
| genus nostoc type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae | ||
| genus trichodesmium a genus of blue-green algae | ||
| genus pseudomonas, pseudomonas type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae | ||
| genus xanthomonas, xanthomonas a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water | ||
| family nitrobacteriaceae, nitrobacteriaceae usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria | ||
| genus nitrobacter, nitrobacter rod-shaped soil bacteria | ||
| genus nitrosomonas, nitrosomonas ellipsoidal soil bacteria | ||
| genus thiobacillus a genus of bacteria | ||
| genus spirillum a genus of bacteria | ||
| genus vibrio a genus of bacteria | ||
| bacteroides, genus bacteroides type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals | ||
| genus corynebacterium the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals | ||
| genus listeria a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods | ||
| genus escherichia a genus of bacteria | ||
| genus klebsiella a genus of bacteria | ||
| genus salmonella a genus of bacteria | ||
| genus serratia, serratia a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod | ||
| genus shigella a genus of bacteria | ||
| genus erwinia a genus of bacteria | ||
| genus rickettsia can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans | ||
| genus chlamydia type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae: disease-causing parasites | ||
| genus mycoplasma type and sole genus of the family Mycoplasmataceae | ||
| genus actinomyces type genus of the family Actinomycetaceae | ||
| genus streptomyces type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae | ||
| genus mycobacterium nonmotile Gram-positive aerobic bacteria | ||
| genus polyangium, polyangium type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane | ||
| genus micrococcus, micrococcus type genus of the family Micrococcaceae | ||
| genus staphylococcus includes many pathogenic species | ||
| genus lactobacillus type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae | ||
| genus diplococcus a genus of bacteria | ||
| genus streptococcus a genus of bacteria | ||
| genus spirochaeta, spirochaeta the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic | ||
| genus treponema type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals | ||
| genus borrelia small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals | ||
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