ultramicrobacterium

English

Etymology

ultra- +‎ micro- +‎ bacterium

Noun

ultramicrobacterium (plural ultramicrobacteria)

1. (biology) A bacterium that is considerably smaller than typical bacterial cells and is 0.2 to 0.3 micrometers (200-300 nm) in diameter.

Related terms

• bacteria
• bacterium
• microbe
• nanobacteria
• nanobacterium