Bacterium
rhodospirillum
Subclass of:
Rhodospirillaceae
Definitions related to rhodospirillum:
  • A genus of gram-negative, spiral bacteria that possesses internal photosynthetic membranes. Its organisms divide by binary fission, are motile by means of polar flagella, and are found in aquatic environments.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • From the Rhodospirillaceae, a genus of gram negative, spiral bacteria that possesses internal photosynthetic membranes; organisms divide by binary fission, are motile by means of polar flagella, and are found in aquatic environments.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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