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acidobacterium

acidobacterium noun: any acidophilic bacteria of the genus Acidobacterium, the family Acidobacteriaceae, or the phylum Acidobacteria, which engage in non-oxygenic photosynthesis.

Noun

acidobacterium (plural acidobacteria)

  1. Any acidophilic bacteria of the genus Acidobacterium, the family Acidobacteriaceae, or the phylum Acidobacteria, which engage in non-oxygenic photosynthesis.

Forms of acidobacterium

pluralacidobacteria

Origin of acidobacterium

From the genus name.

Questions about acidobacterium

What does acidobacterium mean?
Acidobacterium means any acidophilic bacteria of the genus Acidobacterium, the family Acidobacteriaceae, or the phylum Acidobacteria, which engage in non-oxygenic photosynthesis.
What part of speech is acidobacterium?
Acidobacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of acidobacterium?
The plural of acidobacterium is acidobacteria.

Words near acidobacterium in the dictionary

  1. acidly
  2. acidness
  3. acido-
  4. acidobacteria
  5. acidobacterial
  6. acidobacterium
  7. acidobiont
  8. acidobiontic
  9. acidobionts
  10. acidocalcisomal
  11. acidocalcisome

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