Bacteria

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Facts

Used for

Acetobacter, Achromobacteraceae, Alcaligenes, Anabaena, Anacystisnidulans, Azotobacteraceae, bacteriotida, Chlamydobacteriales, Cyanobacterium, eubacteria, Gardnerella vaginalis, Haemophilus vaginalis, Peptococcaceae, Schizophyta, sheathed bacteria, Synechococcus, Thiobacillus

Broader Terms

Monera

Narrower Terms

Actinomycetales, Agrobacterium, Azotobacter, Bacillaceae, Bacteroidaceae, Brucellaceae, Capnocytophaga, Caulobacter, Chlamydiaceae, coryneform bacteria, Coxiella burnetii, Desulfovibrio, Enterobacteriaceae, Enterococcus, Flavobacteriaceae, Francisella tularensis, Fusobacterium, Halobacteriaceae, Helicobacter, Lactobacillaceae, Legionella, Methanobacteriaceae, Micrococcaceae, Mycoplasmatales, Myxococcales, Neisseriaceae, Pasteurellaceae, Propionibacteriaceae, Pseudomonadaceae, Rhizobiaceae, Rhodopseudomonas, Rhodospirillales, Rickettsiales, Spirochaetales, Streptococcus, Vibrionaceae

Facts

• Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms that have no chlorophyll.
• The singular of bacteria is bacterium.
• Bacteria are all around us.
• Spores of bacteria allow the bacteria to survive harsh conditions until the time when the bacterium can grow and reproduce.
• Some bacteria are capable of causing diseases.
• Bacteria have a very simple internal structure, and no membrane-bound organelles.

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