Eubacteria (Noun)
Meaning
A large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Eubacteria are a type of cell-walled bacteria that are known to have flagella for motility and are typically rigid in shape.
- The gram-positive bacteria belong to a group called eubacteria and can cause a wide variety of diseases in humans.
- In the course of photosynthesis, certain types of eubacteria known as the cyanobacteria, convert the energy in sunlight into the energy in organic compounds.
- It was shown that some species of eubacteria can be useful in soil rehabilitation, providing essential nutrients to the plant within.
- These types of eubacteria are becoming well established as harmless bacteria suitable for human studies in animals.