bacteria family

/bækˌtɪriə ˌfæm(ə)li/

Definitions of bacteria family

1. noun

   a family of bacteria
   types:

   Rhizobiaceae, family Rhizobiaceae

   a small family of rod-shaped bacteria

   Bacillaceae, family Bacillaceae

   typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores

   Myxophyceae, Schizophyceae, family Myxophyceae, family Schizophyceae

   former terms for Cyanophyceae

   Nostocaceae, family Nostocaceae

   blue-green algae

   Oscillatoriaceae, family Oscillatoriaceae

   blue green algae

   Pseudomonodaceae, family Pseudomonodaceae

   rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens

   Athiorhodaceae, family Athiorhodaceae

   small motile sulphur bacteria

   Thiobacteriaceae, family Thiobacteriaceae

   free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds

   Spirillaceae, family Spirillaceae

   rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria

   Bacteroidaceae, family Bacteroidaceae

   family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes

   Corynebacteriaceae, family Corynebacteriaceae

   a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales

   Enterobacteriaceae, family Enterobacteriaceae

   a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales

   Rickettsiaceae, family Rickettsiaceae

   microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates

   Chlamydiaceae, family Chlamydiaceae

   Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates

   Mycoplasmataceae, family Mycoplasmataceae

   pleomorphic Gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals

   Actinomycetaceae, family Actinomycetaceae

   filamentous anaerobic bacteria

   Streptomycetaceae, family Streptomycetaceae

   higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes

   Mycobacteriaceae, family Mycobacteriaceae

   a family of bacteria

   Myxobacteriaceae, Polyangiaceae, family Myxobacteriaceae, family Polyangiaceae

   bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung

   Micrococcaceae, family Micrococcaceae

   spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes

   Lactobacillaceae, Lactobacteriaceae, family Lactobacillaceae, family Lactobacteriaceae

   lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid

   Spirochaetaceae, family Spirochaetaceae

   large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters

   Treponemataceae, family Treponemataceae

   small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic

   type of:

   family

   (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera