Bacterium
chromobacterium
Subclass of:
Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods; Neisseriaceae
Etymology:
Greek chroma = color + bakterion, a diminutive of baktron = a rod or shepherd's staff
Definitions related to chromobacterium:
  • A genus of aerobic, Gram negative, coccobacilli shaped bacterium in the phylum Proteobacteria and the family Neisseriaceae.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria occurring in soil and water. Its organisms are generally nonpathogenic, but some species do cause infections of mammals, including humans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Chromobacterium genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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