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121Corynebacteriaceae — Cor·y·ne·bac·te·ri·a·ce·ae .kȯr ə (.)nē bak .tir ē ā sē .ē n pl in some former classifications a family of chiefly gram positive and nonmotile pleomorphic rod shaped bacteria comprising important parasites as well as saprophytes of soil and… …
122Mycoplasmataceae — My·co·plas·ma·ta·ce·ae .plaz mə tā sē .ē n pl a family (coextensive with the order Mycoplasmatales) of minute pleomorphic gram negative nonmotile bacteria that have complex life cycles, are mostly parasitic usu. in mammals, and are classified… …
123Neisseriaceae — Neis·ser·i·a·ce·ae nī .sir ē ā sē .ē n pl a small family of spherical nonmotile gram negative bacteria of the order Eubacteriales that are obligate parasites of warm blooded vertebrates * * * Neis·se·ri·a·ceae (ni se″re aґse e) a family of… …
124Pasteurellaceae — Pas·teu·rel·la·ce·ae .pas tər ə lā sē .ē, .ī n pl a family of gram negative coccoid to rod shaped pleomorphic bacteria that are nonmotile and mesophilic and do not form spores see ACTINOBACILLUS, HAEMOPHILUS, PASTEURELLA * * * Pas·teur·el·la·ceae …
125Rickettsiaceae — Rick·ett·si·a·ce·ae ri .ket sē ā sē .ē n pl a family of bacteria of the order Rickettsiales that are typically inhabitants of arthropod tissues, are capable in some cases of causing serious disease when transmitted to vertebrates including humans …
126Vibrionaceae — Vib·rio·na·ce·ae .vib rē ō nā sē .ē n pl a family of facultatively anaerobic gram negative rod bacteria that are motile by means of polar flagella * * * Vib·rio·na·ceae (vib″re o naґse e) a family of primarily aquatic, gram negative,… …
127Acetobacteraceae — Ace·to·bac·te·ra·ceae (ə se″to bak″tər aґse e) [L. acetum vinegar + bacter] a family of aerobic, gram negative, acetic acid–producing bacteria of the order Rhodospirillales; organisms of medical interest are contained in… …
128Acholeplasmataceae — Acho·le·plas·ma·ta·ceae (a ko″le plaz″mə taґse e) a family of bacteria of the order Acholeplasmatales, made up of organisms that do not require sterol for growth. It contains the genus Acholeplasma …
