eubacteria
[ yoo-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
/ ˌyu bækˈtɪər i ə /
plural noun, singular eu·bac·te·ri·um [yoo-bak-teer-ee-uh m] /ˌyu bækˈtɪər i əm/. Bacteriology.
spherical or rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales, characterized by simple, undifferentiated cells with rigid walls.
Also called
true bacteria.
Words nearby eubacteria
British Dictionary definitions for eubacterium
eubacteria
/ (ˌjuːbækˈtɪərɪə) /
pl n singular -rium (-rɪəm)
a large group of bacteria characterized by a rigid cell wall and, in motile types, flagella; the true bacteria
Word Origin for eubacteria
C20: via New Latin from Greek, from
eu- (in the sense: true) +
bacterium
Medical definitions for eubacterium
Eubacterium
[ yōō′băk-tîr′ē-əm ]
n.
A genus of anaerobic, nonsporeforming, nonmotile bacteria occurring in the intestinal tract; they attack carbohydrates and may be pathogenic.