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bacteria genus

/bækˌtɪriə ˌdʒinəs/
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Definitions of bacteria genus
  1. noun
    a genus of bacteria
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    types:
    genus 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
    Rhizobium, genus 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
    Pseudomonas, genus Pseudomonas
    type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae
    Xanthomonas, genus Xanthomonas
    a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water
    Nitrobacteriaceae, family Nitrobacteriaceae
    usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria
    Nitrobacter, genus Nitrobacter
    rod-shaped soil bacteria
    Nitrosomonas, genus 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
    Serratia, genus 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
    Polyangium, genus Polyangium
    type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane
    Micrococcus, genus 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
    Spirochaeta, genus 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
    genus Leptospira
    very slender aerobic spirochetes; free-living or parasitic in mammals
    type of:
    genus
    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
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