bacillaceae

Thân thiện

A scientist examines a slide of Bacillaceae under a microscope.

Definition

Noun: 1. A family of bacteria: "Bacillaceae" is the scientific name for a family of typically rod-shaped, usually Gram-positive bacteria. A key characteristic of this family is their ability to produce endospores, which are highly durable, dormant structures that allow the bacteria to survive in harsh conditions.

Usage Notes

• "Bacillaceae" is a formal, taxonomic term used primarily in scientific contexts such as microbiology, medicine, and biology.
• It is always treated as a plural noun when referring to the family as a group of organisms (e.g., "The Bacillaceae are widespread.").
• It can be treated as a singular noun when referring to the taxonomic family name itself (e.g., "Bacillaceae is a family within the order Bacillales.").

Examples

• Scientific Context:
  • Members of the Bacillaceae are commonly found in soil.
  • The ability to form endospores is a defining feature of the Bacillaceae.
  • This genus belongs to the family Bacillaceae.

Advanced Usage

• Taxonomic Hierarchy: In biological classification, Bacillaceae is a family rank. It contains several important genera, such as and .
  • The genus Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax, is part of the Bacillaceae.

Variants and Related Words

• Bacillus (n): A major genus within the family Bacillaceae. Many common spore-forming bacteria, like , belong to this genus.
  • Bacillus species are often used in biotechnology.
• Endospore (n): The resistant dormant structure produced by members of Bacillaceae and some other bacteria.
  • An endospore allows the bacterium to survive extreme heat and lack of nutrients.
• Gram-positive (adj): A classification of bacteria that retain a violet stain in the Gram staining method, indicating a thick cell wall structure. Bacillaceae are typically Gram-positive.

Synonyms

• Scientific Synonym: There is no common English synonym. In technical writing, it may be referred to descriptively as "the spore-forming rod bacteria family."

Different Meanings

• This word has only one specific meaning in modern English: it refers exclusively to this defined family of bacteria. It is not used in general or figurative language.

Học thuật

Noun

1. typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Bacillaceae
• family Bacillaceae