Hypernym

bacteria family 1

noun

a family of bacteria

Member_meronym

Eubacteriales 1

noun

one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes

genus Corynebacterium 1

noun

the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals

genus Listeria 1

noun

a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods

Corynebacteriaceae 1

noundomain: animal

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales

Synonyms

family Corynebacteriaceae 1
a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales

Member_holonym

Eubacteriales 1

noun

one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes

genus Corynebacterium 1

noun

the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals

genus Listeria 1

noun

a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods