bacteria species

Noun
  1. A species of bacteria (synset 101356052)
    is a type of: species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
    subtypes:
    • h. pylori, heliobacter pylori - the type species of genus Heliobacter; produces urease and is associated with several gastroduodenal diseases (including gastritis and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers and other peptic ulcers)
    • pseudomonas pyocanea - a species of aerobic bacteria
    • aerobacter aerogenes - a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk
    • agrobacterium tumefaciens - the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants
    • calymmatobacterium granulomatis - the species of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale
    • francisella tularensis - the type species of the genus Francisella and the causal agent of tularemia in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
    • serratia marcescens - the type species of the genus Serratia; a species found in water and soil and milk and foods and insects; can cause infections of the endocardium and blood and wounds and urinary tract and respiratory tract; has been tested as a bioweapon
    • streptococcus anhemolyticus - a species of bacteria
    belongs to: division eubacteria - one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella

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