bacterio-, bacteri-, bacter-, -bacteria, -bacterial, -bacterially, -bacterium

(Greek: rod-shaped micro-organism; used in biomedical terminology)

photobacterium

1. A genus including certain comma-shaped marine bacteria which emit bluish or greenish phosphorescence.
2. Bacteria that are common in the marine environment and on the surfaces and in the intestinal contents of marine animals.

Some species are bioluminescent (they have the ability to emit light) and are found as symbionts in specialised luminous organs of fish.

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bacterio-, bacteri-, bacter-, -bacteria, -bacterial, -bacterially, -bacterium

(Greek: rod-shaped micro-organism; used in biomedical terminology)

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