Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Bac·te·ri·a·ce·ae Pronunciation:
(")bak-"tir-E-'A-sE-"E Function:
noun plural 1 in some classifications : a large family of rod-shaped usually gram-negative bacteria of the order Eubacteriales that produce no spores and have a complex metabolism utilizing amino acids and generally carbohydrates
2 in former classifications : a family comprising all simple cylindrical bacteria lacking a sheath and including the family Bacteriaceae, the genus
Bacillus, and anumber of other groups
