streptobacterium

See also: Streptobacterium

English

Etymology

From strepto- +‎ bacterium.

Noun

streptobacterium (plural streptobacteria)

  1. (dated, bacteriology) A supposed variety of bacterium, consisting in reality of several bacteria, for example, Lactobacillus, linked together to form a chain.

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