fusobacteria

[ fyoo-zoh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]

plural noun

, singular fu·so·bac·te·ri·um [fyoo-zoh-bak-, teer, -ee-, uh, m].

1. rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Fusobacterium, certain species of which are pathogenic in humans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fusobacteria¹

< New Latin (1922), equivalent to Latin fūs ( us ) spindle + New Latin -o- -o- + bacterium bacteria