Infections Associated with Pantoea Bacteria. Pantoea bacteria belong to a large group of organisms of the Enterobacteriaceae family, also called enteric bacilli. All members of Enterobacteriaceae are Gram-negative bacilli or coccobacilli ranging from 0.3 Âµm to 1.0 Âµm wide by 0.6 Âµm to 6.0 Âµm long. When Gram-stained, all Enterobacteriaceae look alike.
The noun LOBOTOMY has 1 sense: 1. surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes. Familiarity information: LOBOTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Lobotomy: Definition, Procedure & History. A lobotomy severs the connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe, the area highlighted in this illustration. Lobotomy, also known as leucotomy, is a neurosurgical operation that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. Lobotomies have always been controversial, but were widely performed for more than two decades as treatment for schizophrenia, manic depression and bipolar disorder, among other mental illnesses.