Bacteroid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants.
adjective
  1. resembling bacteria.
adjective
  1. resembling a bacterium
noun
  1. any rodlike bacterium of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the gut of humans and animals
Bacteroid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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