bacterium vs Francisella

Francisella vs bacterium

bacterium and Francisella both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bacterium	Yes	No	No	No
Francisella	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Francisella is a hyponym of bacterium; that is, Francisella is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bacterium:

bacterium: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
Francisella: a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)

Other hyponyms of bacterium include acidophil, acidophile, probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora, bacteroid, eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria, Calymmatobacterium, genus Calymmatobacterium, genus Francisella, gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, legionella, Legionella pneumophilia, nitrobacterium, penicillin-resistant bacteria, pus-forming bacteria, rod, diplococcus, superbug.

bacterium (noun)	Francisella (noun)
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants	a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)

Difference between bacterium and Francisella

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