MICROBACTERIA
Mi`cro*bac*te"ri*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Micro-, and Bacterium.]
(Biol.)
Defn: In the classification of Cohn, one of the four tribes of
Bacteria.
Note: In this classification bacteria are divided into four tribes: 1. Spherobacteria, or spherical bacteria, as the genus Micrococcus. 2. Microbacteria, or bacteria in the form of short rods, including the genus Bacterium. 3. Desmobacteria, or bacteria in straight filaments, of which the genus Bacillus is a type. 4. Spirobacteria, or bacteria in spiral filaments, as the genus Vibrio.
MICROBAROGRAPH
Mi`cro*bar"o*graph, n. [Micro-+ barograph.]
Defn: An instrument for recording minor fluctuations of atmospheric pressure, as opposed to general barometric surges.
MICROBE; MICROBION
Mi"crobe, Mi*cro"bi*on, n. Etym: [NL. microbion, fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: A microscopic organism; — particularly applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; as, the microbe of fowl cholera.
MICROBIAN
Mi*cro"bi*an, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or caused by, microbes; as, the microbian theory; a microbian disease.
MICROBIC
Mi*crob"ic, a. (Biol.)