Firmicutes

See also: firmicutes

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin firmus (“strong”) + cutis (“skin”).

Proper noun

Firmicutes

  1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – very many bacteria, mostly Gram-positive, now superseded by Bacillota.

Usage notes

Now superseded by the term Bacillota in the NCBI Taxonomy.

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