bacteria species

Definitions of bacteria species

1. noun

   a species of bacteria
   types:

   Pseudomonas pyocanea

   a species of aerobic bacteria

   Aerobacter aerogenes

   a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk

   Agrobacterium tumefaciens

   the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants

   Calymmatobacterium granulomatis

   the species of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale

   Francisella tularensis

   the type species of the genus Francisella and the causal agent of tularemia in humans; can be used as a bioweapon

   Serratia marcescens

   the type species of the genus Serratia; a species found in water and soil and milk and foods and insects; can cause infections of the endocardium and blood and wounds and urinary tract and respiratory tract; has been tested as a bioweapon

   Streptococcus anhemolyticus

   a species of bacteria

   type of:

   species

   (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed