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noun(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
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- pus-forming bacteria bacteria that produce pus
- chlamydia psittaci bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia
- vibrio fetus bacteria that cause abortion in sheep
- myxobacteria bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
- polyangiaceae bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung
- pseudomonad bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals
- c. trachomatis bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venereum
- family myxobacteriaceae bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung
- gliding bacteria bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
- myxobacterium bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste