| Main Entry: | nanobacterium |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a type of microorganism that is much smaller than normal bacteria, found in some living tissue and in rock; also called nanobe |
| Example: | Nanobacteria grown in the laboratory produce calcium phosphate formations, much like those found in kidney, gall, and bladder stones. |
| Etymology: | nano- + bacterium |