flavobacteria

American

[fley-voh-bak-teer-ee-uh] / ˌfleɪ voʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /

plural noun

Bacteriology.

rod-shaped, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Flavobacterium, inhabiting soil and water.

From New Latin; see origin at flavo-, bacteria

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flavobacteria flavobacterium

A second study examined a different group of microbes called flavobacteria.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026

Under normal conditions, the T9SS allows flavobacteria to glide across surfaces.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026

Ninety per cent of the bacteria in rumen were discovered to be of a new kind, flavobacterium vitarumen.

From Time Magazine Archive

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