Translingual

Proper noun

Bacteroidetes

1. The flavobacteria and sphingobacteria
   1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria.
   2. A taxonomic class within the phylum Bacteroidetes.

Hypernyms

• (phylum): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom

Hyponyms

• (phylum): Bacteroidia, Cytophagia, Flavobacteriia (formerly Flavobacteria); Sphingobacteria - classes

References

• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

English

Noun

bacteroidetes

1. plural of bacteroidete
   • 2016 January 9, “Macroalgal Morphogenesis Induced by Waterborne Compounds and Bacteria in Coastal Seawater”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0146307:

     Interestingly, isolated bacteroidetes such as Algoriphagus sp. and Polaribacter sp. could individually trigger complete Ulva morphogenesis and thus provide a novel mode of action for bacterial-induced algal development.