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Medical Definition of Lucibacterium
1. A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic, motile, peritrichous bacteria containing Gram-negative rods. Their metabolism is fermentative, and they are usually luminescent. They occur on the surface of dead fish and in sea water. The type species is Lucibacterium harveyi. Origin: L. Luceo, to shine, + bacterium Lucibacterium harveyi, a species of luminescent bacteria found in sea water; it is the type species of the genus Lucibacterium. Synonym: Photobacterium harveyi. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lucibacterium
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