flavobacteria

[ fley-voh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]

plural noun

, Bacteriology.

, singular fla·vo·bac·te·ri·um [fley-voh-bak-, teer, -ee-, uh, m].

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of flavobacteria¹

From New Latin; flavo-, bacteria

Example Sentences

These glittery forms are microbes called flavobacteria, which produce striking metallic colours when they group together in colonies.

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