Translingual

Acidobacterium

Proper noun

Acidobacterium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acidobacteriaceae – mainly acidophilic bacteria.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Acidobacterium capsulatum - sole accepted species

English

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.