Definition of Photobacterium

1. n. A genus including certain comma-shaped marine bacteria which emit bluish or greenish phosphorescence. Also, any microörganism of this group.

Medical Definition of Photobacterium

1. A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that are common in the marine environment and on the surfaces and in the intestinal contents of marine animals. Some species are bioluminescent and are found as symbionts in specialised luminous organs of fish. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photobacterium

photo-epinasty
photo-offset
photo-offset printing
photo-patch test
photoablation
photoactinic
photoaffinity labelling
photoaffinity labels
photoallergic sensitivity
photoallergy
photoautotroph
photoautotroph
photoautotrophic
photoautotrophs
photobacteria
photobacterium (current term)
Photobacterium harveyi
Photobacterium phosphoreum
photobiologic
photobiological
photobiologies
photobiologist
photobiologists
photobiology
photobiology
photobiotic
photobleach
photobleaching
Photoblepharon
Photoblepharon palpebratus

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