roseobacter

English

Noun

roseobacter (plural roseobacters)

1. Any proteobacterium of the genus Roseobacter.
   • 2016, Russell Paterson, Bioprospecting: Success, Potential and Constraints, page 146:

     In addition, some roseobacters have been shown to utilize other signaling molecules apart from AHLs in quorum sensing, i.e. tropodithietic acid (TDA) (Geng and Belas 2010a).

Derived terms

• roseobacterial
• roseobacticide