Bacteria
WordNet
noun
(1) (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
Bacteria
- In the three-domain system, a taxonomic domain comprising the single kingdom also called Bacteria containing about 25 phyla.
- In the two-empire system, a taxonomic kingdom, within domain Prokaryota - single cell organisms (the bacteria); once divided into the Archaebacteria and Eubacteria.
See also
- Acidobacteria
- Actinobacteria
- Aquificae
- Bacteroidetes
- Chlamydiae
- Chlorobi
- Chloroflexi
- Chrysiogenetes
- Cyanobacteria
- Deferribacteres
- Deinococcus-Thermus
- Dictyoglomi
- Fibrobacteres
- Firmicutes
- Fusobacteria
- Gemmatimonadetes
- Gracilicutes
- Lentisphaera
- Mendosicutes
- Nitrospirae
- Omnibacteria
- Planctomycetes
- Proteobacteria
- Spirochaetes
- Tenericutes
- Thermodesulfobacteria
- Thermomicrobia
- Thermotogae
- Verrucomicrobia