Bacterium
rhizobium Audio
rhi·zo·bi·um [ rahy-zoh-bee-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria; Rhizobiaceae
Definitions related to rhizobium:
  • A genus of aerobic, Gram negative, rod and cocci shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria and the family Rhizobiaceae.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that activate PLANT ROOT NODULATION in leguminous plants. Members of this genus are nitrogen-fixing and common soil inhabitants.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Rhizobium genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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