Plural of flavobacterium; a group of yellow-pigmented bacteria commonly found in soil and water environments.
From 'flavo-' (yellow) combined with 'bacteria,' named for the distinctive yellow color of these microorganisms. The plural of the genus name Flavobacterium.
These bacteria are so visibly yellow that they literally look like tiny golden colonies under a microscope—their color was so distinctive that scientists used it to name the entire genus, which is pretty rare.
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