English > bacteria genus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | A genus of bacteria. |
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| Member of | division Eubacteria | one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella |
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| Narrower | Aerobacter, genus Aerobacter | aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature |
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| Agrobacterium, genus Agrobacterium | small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems |
| Bacteroides, genus Bacteroides | type genus of Bacteroidaceae |
| Heliobacter, genus Heliobacter | A genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella |
| Micrococcus, genus Micrococcus | type genus of the family Micrococcaceae |
| Nitrobacter, genus Nitrobacter | rod-shaped soil bacteria |
| Nitrobacteriaceae, family Nitrobacteriaceae | usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites |
| Nitrosomonas, genus Nitrosomonas | ellipsoidal soil bacteria |
| Polyangium, genus Polyangium | type genus of the family Polyangiaceae |
| Pseudomonas, genus Pseudomonas | type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae |
| Rhizobium, genus Rhizobium | The type genus of Rhizobiaceae |
| Spirochaeta, genus Spirochaeta | The type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae |
| Xanthomonas, genus Xanthomonas | A genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water |
| genus Actinomyces | type genus of the family Actinomycetaceae |
| genus Bacillus | type genus of the Bacillaceae |
| genus Borrelia | small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals |
| genus Chlamydia | type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae |
| genus Clostridium | anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes |
| genus Corynebacterium | The type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature |
| genus Diplococcus | A genus of bacteria |
| genus Erwinia | A genus of bacteria |
| genus Escherichia | A genus of bacteria |
| genus Klebsiella | A genus of bacteria |
| genus Lactobacillus | type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae |
| genus Leptospira | Very slender aerobic spirochetes |
| genus Listeria | A genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods |
| genus Mycobacterium | nonmotile Gram-positive aerobic bacteria |
| genus Mycoplasma | type and sole genus of the family Mycoplasmataceae |
| genus Nostoc | type genus of the family Nostocaceae |
| genus Rickettsia | Can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans |
| 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 Spirillum | A genus of bacteria |
| genus Staphylococcus | Includes many pathogenic species |
| genus Streptococcus | A genus of bacteria |
| genus Streptomyces | type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae |
| genus Thiobacillus | A genus of bacteria |
| genus Treponema | type genus of Treponemataceae |
| genus Trichodesmium | A genus of blue-green algae |
| genus Vibrio | A genus of bacteria |
| Broader | genus | (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species |
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| Spanish | bacterias, género de bacterias |
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| Catalan | bactèries, bacteris, gènere de bactèries |
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