Bacteria

See also bacteria

Translingual

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēria)

Proper noun

Bacteria

1. (biology, taxonomy) In the three-domain system, a taxonomic domain comprising the single kingdom also called Bacteria, containing about 25 phyla.
2. (biology, taxonomy) In the two-empire system, a taxonomic kingdom, within domain Prokaryota: single cell organisms (the bacteria); once divided into the Archaebacteria and Eubacteria.

Related terms

• Acidobacteria
• Actinobacteria
• Archaebacteria
• Bacteroidetes
• Cyanobacteria
• Deferribacteres
• Eubacteria
• Fibrobacteres
• Fusobacteria
• Omnibacteria
• Proteobacteria
• Thermodesulfobacteria

See also

Aquificae Chlamydiae Chlorobi Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Deinococcus-Thermus

Dictyoglomi Firmicutes Gemmatimonadetes Gracilicutes Lentisphaera Mendosicutes Monera Nitrospirae

Planctomycetes Procarya Prokarya Prokaryota Spirochaetes Tenericutes Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Verrucomicrobia