eubacteria
pronunciation
How to pronounce eubacteria in British English:
UK [ju:bæk'tɪərɪə]
How to pronounce eubacteria in American English:
US [jubæk'tɪərɪr]
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- Noun:
- a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
Word Origin
- eubacteria (n.)
- singular eubacterium, 1939, coined in German 1930; see eu-, here meaning "good," + bacteria. Classically, as an adverb, eu should form compounds only with verbs.
Example
- 1. There is common ancestor of eubacteria and eukaryota , archaebacteria are a group with unique and independent origin .
- 2. Recent molecular evidance suggests the prokaryotes actually comprise two distinct kingdoms , or even domains , the archaea and the eubacteria or bacteia .