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eubacteria

American  
[yoo-bak-teer-ee-uh] / ˌju bækˈtɪər i ə /

plural noun

Bacteriology.
eubacterium singular
  1. spherical or rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales, characterized by simple, undifferentiated cells with rigid walls.


eubacteria British  
/ ˌjuːbækˈtɪərɪə /

plural noun

  1. a large group of bacteria characterized by a rigid cell wall and, in motile types, flagella; the true bacteria

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Etymology

Origin of eubacteria

From New Latin, dating back to 1935–40; see origin at eu-, bacteria

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Animals take up approximately 72 percent of the chart, plants 17, fungi 6, protists 4, and eubacteria 1.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

They are the eubacteria, or true bacte­ria, and as would be expected they are quite distinct from the eukaryotes.

From Scientific American Jan. 1, 2013

In terms of their ribosomal-RNA cat­alogues the archaebacteria, eubacteria and eukaryotes appear to be equidis­tant from one another genealogically; no specific relation between any two of the three has been detected.

From Scientific American Jan. 1, 2013

This finding sug­gests all eubacteria stem from a com­ mon photosynthetic ancestor.

From Scientific American Jan. 1, 2013

What is important at this point is that the eubacteria are divided into a number of major branches and hat several of the branches include pho­tosynthetic bacteria.

From Scientific American Jan. 1, 2013

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