bacteria : Idioms & Phrases

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bacteria bed

  • noun layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms
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bacteria family

  • noun a family of bacteria
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bacteria genus

  • noun a genus of bacteria
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bacteria order

  • noun an order of bacteria
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bacteria species

  • noun a species of bacteria
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endospore-forming bacteria

  • noun a group of true bacteria
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enteric bacteria

  • noun rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
    enterics; enterobacteria; entric.
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gliding bacteria

  • noun bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
    myxobacterium; myxobacter; gliding bacteria; myxobacteria.
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nitric bacteria

  • noun soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates
    nitrobacteria.
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nitrous bacteria

  • noun soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites
    nitrosobacteria.
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penicillin-resistant bacteria

  • noun bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin
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phototrophic bacteria

  • noun green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon
    phototrophic bacteria.
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phototropic bacteria

  • noun green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon
    phototrophic bacteria.
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potato scab bacteria

  • noun cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky tissue
    Streptomyces scabies.
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purple bacteria

  • noun free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll
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pus-forming bacteria

  • noun bacteria that produce pus
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ring rot bacteria

  • noun causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc
    Pseudomonas solanacearum.
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slime bacteria

  • noun bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
    myxobacterium; myxobacter; gliding bacteria; myxobacteria.
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sulfur bacteria

  • noun any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus
    thiobacteria; sulfur bacteria.
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sulphur bacteria

  • noun any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus
    thiobacteria; sulfur bacteria.
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true bacteria

  • noun a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
    eubacteria; eubacterium.
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