- genus Proteus
- nountype genus of the Proteidae• Syn: ↑Proteus• Hypernyms: ↑amphibian genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Proteidae, ↑family Proteidae• Member Meronyms: ↑olm, ↑Proteus anguinus
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genus Proteus
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Proteus mirabilis — P. mirabilis on an XLD agar plate. Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria … Wikipedia
Proteus (bacterium) — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Proteus image width = 240px image caption = Proteus vulgaris growth in MacConkey agar culture plate domain= Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Gamma Proteobacteria ordo = Enterobacteriales familia =… … Wikipedia
Proteus — 1. A former genus of the Sarcodina, now termed Amoeba. 2. A genus of motile, peritrichous, nonsporeforming, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria (family Enterobacteriaceae) containing … Medical dictionary
Proteus vulgaris — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Proteus vulgaris image caption = 24h old culture regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Gamma Proteobacteria ordo = Enterobacteriales familia = Enterobacteriaceae genus = Proteus species = P. vulgaris … Wikipedia
Proteus — /proh tee euhs, tyoohs/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy. 2. a person or thing that readily changes appearance, character, principles, etc. 3. (l.c.)… … Universalium
Proteus — n. 1 a changing or inconstant person or thing. 2 (proteus) a any bacterium of the genus Proteus, usu. found in the intestines and faeces of animals. b = OLM. Etymology: L f. Gk Proteus a sea god able to take various forms at will … Useful english dictionary
proteus — noun (plural protei) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, Proteus Date: 1896 any of a genus (Proteus) of aerobic usually motile enterobacteria that include saprophytes in decaying organic matter and a common causative agent (P. mirabilis) of urinary … New Collegiate Dictionary
proteus — [ prəʊtɪəs] noun 1》 a bacterium found in the intestines of animals and in the soil. [Genus Proteus.] 2》 another term for olm. Origin C19: from Proteus (see protean) … English new terms dictionary
Proteus anguinus — noun European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves • Syn: ↑olm • Hypernyms: ↑salamander • Member Holonyms: ↑Proteus, ↑genus Proteus … Useful english dictionary
proteus — noun Any of many gram negative bacteria, of the genus Proteus, several of which are responsible for human infections … Wiktionary
