- chromo bacterium
- chromogenic bacterium a bacterium that produces pigment.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
chromo bacterium
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Chromobacterium — A genus of bacteria containing Gram negative, motile rods. These microorganisms produce a violet pigment (violacein) and are occasionally pathogenic to humans and other animals. The type species is C. violaceum. C. violaceum type species of th … Medical dictionary
chromogen — /kroh meuh jeuhn, jen /, n. 1. Chem. a. any substance found in organic fluids that forms colored compounds when oxidized. b. a colored compound that, though not a dye itself, can be converted into a dye. 2. a chromogenic bacterium. [1855 60;… … Universalium
