bacteria
domain of micro-organisms
coccus
round prokaryote cells
Coccobacillus
short rod-shaped bacteria
Lipophilic bacteria
fat-loving bacteria
Cancer bacteria
Bacteria known or suspected to cause cancer
thermoduric bacteria
bacteria resistant to high temperatures
Cable bacteria
Cable bacteria are filamentous bacteria that conduct electricity across distances over 1 cm in sediment and groundwater aquifers
gram-negative bacteria
group of bacteria that do not retain the Gram stain used in bacterial differentiation
Sulfate-reducing bacteria
microorganisms which "breathe" sulfates
gram-positive bacteria
bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their cell wall
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
class of bacteria
Symbiotic bacteria
type of bacteria
L-form bacteria
growth form of bacteria that lacks cell walls
iron bacteria
ferrobacteria known by a particular common name
Non-fermenter
Group of bacteria
bacterial cellular morphologies
shapes characteristic of certain bacteria and archaea
Atypical bacteria
bacteria unaffected by Gram stain
pathogenic bacteria
disease-causing bacteria
bacillus
any rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon
denitrifying bacteria
bacteria using nitrate and nitrite as a terminal electron acceptor
Coliform bacteria
group of bacterial species
sulfur-reducing bacteria
organisms which "breathe" sulfur
Asymmetric bacterium
bacterium with non-symmetric lifestyle
phosphate solubilizing bacteria
capable of solubilizing inorganic phosphorus from insoluble compounds