Bacteria (/bækˈtɪəriə/ ; sg.: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large... 143 KB (15,517 words) - 23:18, 22 April 2024 |
Coliform bacteria are defined as either motile or non-motile Gram-negative non-spore forming bacilli that possess β-galactosidase to produce acids and... 16 KB (1,880 words) - 12:30, 5 March 2024 |
Putrefying/decay bacteria are bacteria involved in putrefaction of living matter. Along with other decomposers, they play a critical role in recycling... 7 KB (895 words) - 18:52, 13 November 2023 |
sulfur bacteria in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sulfur bacteria may refer to: Green sulfur bacteria Purple sulfur bacteria Sulfate-reducing bacteria Sulfur-reducing... 496 bytes (64 words) - 15:35, 27 September 2020 |
In some forms of photosynthetic bacteria, a chromatophore is a pigmented(coloured), membrane-associated vesicle used to perform photosynthesis. They contain... 1 KB (125 words) - 21:48, 19 August 2023 |
Nitrifying bacteria are chemolithotrophic organisms that include species of genera such as Nitrosomonas, Nitrosococcus, Nitrobacter, Nitrospina, Nitrospira... 14 KB (1,383 words) - 06:41, 27 December 2023 |
Intracellular bacteria are bacteria that have the capability to enter and survive within the cells of the host organism. Many of them are capable of growth... 1 KB (115 words) - 15:23, 5 July 2023 |
Spiral bacteria, bacteria of spiral (helical) shape, form the third major morphological category of prokaryotes along with the rod-shaped bacilli and round... 4 KB (305 words) - 13:10, 18 December 2023 |
up bacteria in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bacteria are a major group of prokaryotic living organisms. Bacteria may also refer to: Bacteria (malware)... 544 bytes (90 words) - 15:00, 5 January 2022 |
Bioluminescent bacteria are light-producing bacteria that are predominantly present in sea water, marine sediments, the surface of decomposing fish and... 39 KB (4,466 words) - 15:14, 9 April 2024 |
Denitrifying bacteria are a diverse group of bacteria that encompass many different phyla. This group of bacteria, together with denitrifying fungi and... 17 KB (2,034 words) - 03:08, 28 April 2024 |
Atypical bacteria are bacteria that do not get colored by gram-staining but rather remain colorless: they are neither Gram-positive nor Gram-negative... 4 KB (427 words) - 20:16, 11 February 2023 |
Symbiotic bacteria are bacteria living in symbiosis with another organism or each other. For example, rhizobia living in root nodules of legumes provide... 15 KB (1,822 words) - 06:26, 15 April 2024 |
Gut microbiota (redirect from Intestinal bacteria) microbiota, gut microbiome, or gut flora are the microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses, that live in the digestive tracts of animals... 125 KB (13,989 words) - 17:37, 26 April 2024 |
Methanogen (redirect from Methanogenic bacteria) methanogens lack peptidoglycan, a polymer that is found in the cell walls of Bacteria. Instead, some methanogens have a cell wall called pseudopeptidoglycan... 33 KB (4,058 words) - 21:05, 14 April 2024 |
Escherichia coli (redirect from E. coli bacteria) vitamin K2 or by preventing the colonization of the intestine by pathogenic bacteria. These mutually beneficial relationships between E. coli and humans are... 106 KB (11,018 words) - 04:20, 4 February 2024 |
Anaerobic organism (redirect from Anaerobic bacteria) oxygenated environment. Anaerobes may be unicellular (e.g. protozoans, bacteria) or multicellular. Most fungi are obligate aerobes, requiring oxygen to... 23 KB (2,493 words) - 15:16, 5 February 2024 |
Electric bacteria are forms of bacteria that directly consume and excrete electrons at different energy potentials without requiring the metabolization... 7 KB (634 words) - 14:32, 25 December 2023 |
Siderophilic bacteria are bacteria that require or are facilitated by free iron. They may include Vibrio vulnificus, Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia... 977 bytes (92 words) - 09:05, 25 February 2021 |
Bacteriophage (redirect from Bacteria phage) is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea. The term was derived from "bacteria" and the Greek φαγεῖν (phagein), meaning "to devour"... 78 KB (8,101 words) - 21:14, 25 April 2024 |
Saprotrophic bacteria are bacteria that are typically soil-dwelling and utilize saprotrophic nutrition as their primary energy source. They are often... 13 KB (1,510 words) - 23:31, 26 February 2024 |
purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) are part of a group of Pseudomonadota capable of photosynthesis, collectively referred to as purple bacteria. They are anaerobic... 17 KB (2,075 words) - 17:23, 17 April 2024 |
The evolution of bacteria has progressed over billions of years since the Precambrian time with their first major divergence from the archaeal/eukaryotic... 18 KB (1,664 words) - 17:55, 22 March 2024 |
Three-domain system (redirect from Towards a natural system of organisms: proposal for the domains Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya) system that groups all cellular life into three domains, namely Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya, introduced by Carl Woese, Otto Kandler and Mark Wheelis in... 15 KB (1,602 words) - 00:49, 22 March 2024 |
Cancer bacteria are bacteria infectious organisms that are known or suspected to cause cancer. While cancer-associated bacteria have long been considered... 26 KB (2,637 words) - 05:22, 24 April 2024 |