family rhizobiaceae

1. A small family of rod-shaped bacteria (synset 101356790)
   is a type of: bacteria family - a family of bacteria
   member holonym:

   • 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
   belongs to: eubacteriales, order eubacteriales - one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes
   same as: rhizobiaceae

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