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microbacteria |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Microbacteria \Mi`cro*bac*te"ri*a\, n. pl [NL. See {Micro-}, and {Bacterium}.] (Biol.) In the classification of Cohn, one of the four tribes of Bacteria. Note: In this classification bacteria are divided into four tribes: 1. {Spherobacteria}, or spherical bacteria, as the genus {Micrococcus}. 2. {Microbacteria}, or bacteria in the form of short rods, including the genus {Bacterium}. 3. {Desmobacteria}, or bacteria in straight filaments, of which the genus {Bacillus} is a type 4. {Spirobacteria}, or bacteria in spiral filaments, as the genus {Vibrio}.