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Definition 2024
Firmicutes
Firmicutes
See also: firmicutes
Translingual
Proper noun
Firmicutes
- A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – very many bacteria, mostly Gram-positive.
Hypernyms
- (phylum): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom
Hyponyms
- (phylum): Bacilli, Clostridia, Erysipelotricha, Negativicutes, Thermolithobacteria (classes)