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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

Not only were the meth­anogens separate but also the group they formed seemed to be about as deep phy­logenetically—as ancient—as the group defined by the eubacteria.

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

Methanogens are related as closely to eukaryotes as to eubacteria.

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

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