eubacteria

American  

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

plural noun

Bacteriology.

singular

eubacterium

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

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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; eu-, bacteria

Example Sentences

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Methanogens are related as closely to eukaryotes as to eubacteria.

From Scientific American • Jan. 1, 2013

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

From Scientific American • Jan. 1, 2013

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