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Streptobacteria

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Strepˊto-bac-te′ri-a

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Noun.
pl.
;
sing.
Streptobracterium
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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] pliant, bent + E. & NL.
bacteria
.]
(Biol.)
A so-called variety of bacterium, consisting in reality of several bacteria linked together in the form of a chain.

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