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Leptothrix
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Lep′to-thrix
(lĕp′tō̍-thrĭks)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
λεπτόσ
small + θρίξ
hair.] (Biol.)
A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated.
‖Lep′to-thrix
,Adj.
[See ]
Leptothrix
, Noun.
(Biol.)
Having the form of a little chain; – applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals.