eubacteria

[yoo-bak-teer-ee-uh]

plural noun

Bacteriology.

singular

eubacterium 

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

eubacteria

/ ˌjuːbækˈtɪərɪə /

plural noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eubacteria¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eubacteria¹

C20: via New Latin from Greek, from _eu- (in the sense: true) + _bacterium

Example Sentences

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