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Definition of Eubacteriales
1. Noun. One of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Member holonyms: Family Rhizobiaceae, Rhizobiaceae, Bacillaceae, Family Bacillaceae, Bacteroidaceae, Family Bacteroidaceae, Corynebacteriaceae, Family Corynebacteriaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, Family Enterobacteriaceae
Group relationships: Division Eubacteria
Medical Definition of Eubacteriales
1. An obsolete name for an order of bacteria which contained simple, undifferentiated, rigid cells which were either spheres or straight rods. It contained motile (peritrichous) and nonmotile, Gram-negative and Gram-positive, and sporeforming and nonsporeforming species. The order contained 13 families: Achromobacteriaceae, Azotobacteriaceae, Bacillaceae, Bacteroidaceae, Brevibacteriaceae, Brucellaceae, Corynebacteriaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, Lactobacillaceae, Micrococcaceae, Neisseriaceae, Propionibacteriaceae, and Rhizobacteriaceae. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eubacteriales
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