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Webster 1913 Edition
Microbacteria
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Miˊcro-bac-te′ri-a
,Noun.
pl.
(Biol.)
In the classification of
Cohn
, one of the four tribes of Bacteria. ☞ In this classification bacteria are divided into four tribes: 1.
Spherobacteria
, or spherical bacteria, as the genus Micrococcus
. 2. Microbacteria
, or bacteria in the form of short rods, including the genus Bacterium
. 3. Desmobacteria
, or bacteria in straight filaments, of which the genus Bacillus
is a type. 4. Spirobacteria
, or bacteria in spiral filaments, as the genus Vibrio
.