See Also: lucibacterium(medicine)

Madagascan (iou) and lucibacterium (medicine)


Madagascan (iou)



Madagascan adjective & noun. L19.
[Irreg. from MADAGASCAR + -AN. Cf. MALAGASH, MALAGASY.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to Madagascar. L19.
b. noun. A native or inhabitant of Madagascar. L19.

lucibacterium (medicine)


Lucibacterium


A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic, motile, peritrichous bacteria containing Gram-negative rods. Their metabolism is fermentative, and they are usually luminescent. They occur on the surface of dead fish and in sea water. The type species is Lucibacterium harveyi.

Origin: L. Luceo, to shine, + bacterium

Lucibacterium harveyi, a species of luminescent bacteria found in sea water; it is the type species of the genus Lucibacterium.

Synonym: Photobacterium harveyi.