Schiz·o·my·ce·tes (sk z  -m -s  tz)n. A class of unicellular or noncellular organisms that lack chlorophyll, comprise all the bacteria, and are prokaryotes, although formerly classified as fungi. Also called fission fungi. |
Schizomycetes [skiz″o-mi-se´tēz]
a former taxonomic class comprising the bacteria, consisting of unicellular organisms that commonly multiply by cell division.
Schizomycetes
a taxonomic class comprising the bacteria; they are typically unicellular organisms, considered plants which commonly multiply by cell division, and which may be freeliving, saprophytic, parasitic, or even pathogenic, the last causing disease in plants or animals.
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