| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from micr- + bacterium
1. capitalized : a genus of minute nonmotile gram-positive thermoduric lactobacteria that are common in dairy products and the mammalian intestinal tract
2. plural microbacteria : any of numerous minute heat-resistant bacteria ; specifically : one of the genus Microbacterium