Search Results for: proteobacteria
Alphaproteobacteria
Definition noun A taxonomic class belonging to the phylum Proteobacteria that includes phototropic proteobacteria,... Read More
Proteobacteria
Definition noun (taxonomy) A phylum of the domain Bacteria that includes medically and scientifically important species such... Read More
Deltaproteobacteria
Definition noun A taxonomic class in Phylum Proteobacteria that includes diverse species such as myxospore-forming... Read More
Gammaproteobacteria
Definition noun (taxonomy) A class within Phylum Proteobacteria that includes unicellular bacteria that are mostly... Read More
Endosymbiotic theory
A eukaryotic cell is distinct from a prokaryotic cell by the presence of membrane-bound cellular structures called... Read More
Enterobacter aerogenes
Definition Noun A gram-negative rod shaped motile and encapsulated bacterium and have peritrichous flagella that surrounds... Read More
Haemophilus parahaemolyticus
Definition Noun A gram-negative commensal bacterium involved as a causative agent in some human diseases including... Read More
Providencia alcalifaciens
Definition noun One of the clinically important species of the genus Providencia isolated chiefly from infections of the... Read More
Serratia marcescens
Definition Noun A gram-negative motile and non-endospore forming rod bacterium associated with hospital acquired infections... Read More
Eubacteria
Eubacteria are prokaryotic microorganisms consisting of a single cell lacking a nucleus and containing DNA is a single... Read More
Providencia rettgeri
Definition noun Species of the genus Providencia frequently associated with hospital-acquired infections of the urinary... Read More
Chemosynthesis
Definition noun, plural: chemosyntheses The production of a more complex chemical compound by combining two or more simpler... Read More
Neisseria flavescens
Definition Noun A gram-negative saprophytic bacterium found normally in the nasopharynx, mouth and upper respiratory tracts... Read More
Escherichia coli
Definition A Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped species belonging to the family... Read More
Enterobacteriaceae
Definition noun: (taxonomy) A family of gram-negative bacilli that inhabit the large intestine of humans and other... Read More
Mitochondrion
Mitochondrion Definition What are mitochondria? The term “mitochondrion” comes from the two words of the Greek... Read More
Moraxella bovis
Definition Noun A gram-negative non-motile coccobacillus and highly opportunistic aerobic bacterium involved in Bovine... Read More
Microaerophile
Definition noun, plural: microaerophiles An organism that lives in environment that only has a low level of... Read More
Acinetobacter lwoffii
Definition Noun A gram-negative aerobic and non-fermentative bacterium involved as a normal flora of the skin, perineum and... Read More
Neisseria sicca
Definition Noun A gram-negative diplococcus oxidase positive commensal bacterium involved as a normal flora of human oral... Read More
Vibrio cholerae
Definition Noun A gram-negative single polar flagellum bacterium associated with cholera infection in... Read More
Salmonella typhimurium
Definition A gram-negative pathogenic bacterium associated in gastroenteritis in humans and other... Read More
Methanotroph
Definition noun, plural: methanotrophs An organism that metabolize methane as a source of carbon and... Read More
Neisseria mucosa
Definition Noun A gram-negative mucoid cocci bacterium involved in several human infections including cerebrospinal fluid... Read More