eubacteria

[ yoo-bak-teer-ee-uh ]

/ ˌyu bækˈtɪər i ə /

spherical or rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales, characterized by simple, undifferentiated cells with rigid walls.

Also called true bacteria.

Origin of eubacteria

From New Latin, dating back to 1935–40; see origin at eu-, bacteria

etymology, etymon, etzel, eu, eu-, eubacteria, eubacterium, euboea, euboean, eucaine, eucalyptol

eubacteria

/ (ˌjuːbækˈtɪərɪə) /

a large group of bacteria characterized by a rigid cell wall and, in motile types, flagella; the true bacteria

C20: via New Latin from Greek, from eu- (in the sense: true) + bacterium