bacteria genus

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bacteria genus - a genus of bacteria                   genus Heliobacter, Heliobacter - a genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the gastric mucosa of primates (including humans) Aerobacter, genus Aerobacter - aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature genus Rhizobium, Rhizobium - the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen Agrobacterium, genus Agrobacterium - small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems division Eubacteria - one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella genus Bacillus - type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites genus Clostridium - anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung genus Nostoc - type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae genus Trichodesmium - a genus of blue-green algae genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas - type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae genus Xanthomonas, Xanthomonas - a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water family Nitrobacteriaceae, Nitrobacteriaceae - usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria genus Nitrobacter, Nitrobacter - rod-shaped soil bacteria genus Nitrosomonas, Nitrosomonas - ellipsoidal soil bacteria genus Thiobacillus - a genus of bacteria genus Spirillum - a genus of bacteria genus Vibrio - a genus of bacteria Bacteroides, genus Bacteroides - type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals genus Corynebacterium - the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals genus Listeria - a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods genus Escherichia - a genus of bacteria genus Klebsiella - a genus of bacteria genus Salmonella - a genus of bacteria genus Serratia, Serratia - a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod genus Shigella - a genus of bacteria genus Erwinia - a genus of bacteria genus Rickettsia - can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans genus Chlamydia - type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae: disease-causing parasites genus Mycoplasma - type and sole genus of the family Mycoplasmataceae genus Actinomyces - type genus of the family Actinomycetaceae genus Streptomyces - type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae genus Mycobacterium - nonmotile Gram-positive aerobic bacteria genus Polyangium, Polyangium - type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane genus Micrococcus, Micrococcus - type genus of the family Micrococcaceae genus Staphylococcus - includes many pathogenic species genus Lactobacillus - type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae genus Diplococcus - a genus of bacteria genus Streptococcus - a genus of bacteria genus Spirochaeta, Spirochaeta - the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic genus Treponema - type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals genus Borrelia - small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals genus Leptospira - very slender aerobic spirochetes; free-living or parasitic in mammals