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Webster 1913 Edition


Pseudobacteria

Pseuˊdo-bac-te′ri-a

,
Noun.
pl.
[
Pseudo-
+
bacteria
.]
(Biol.)
Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria.
The globules which divide and develop in form of chains are organized beings; when this does not occur, we are dealing with pseudobacteria.
Sternberg.