betabacterium

noun

be·​ta·​bac·​te·​ri·​um

¦bā-tə-ˌbak-¦tir-ē-əm+

1

capitalized : a genus or subgenus of heterofermentative lactobacilli

2

plural betabacteria

¦bā-tə-ˌbak-¦tir-ē-ə+

: a member of the genus Betabacterium : a heterofermentative lactobacillus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Beta + bacterium

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