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Leptothrix
Lep´to`thrix (lĕp´tô`thrĭks)
| n. | 1. | (Biol.) A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated. | | a. | 1. | (Biol.) Having the form of a little chain; - applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals. |
Leptothrix
Leptothrix[′lep·tə‚thriks] (microbiology) A genus of sheathed bacteria; single cells are motile by means of polar or subpolar flagella, and sheaths are encrusted with iron or manganese oxides. Leptothrix
Leptothrix (lep'tō-thriks), A now invalid genus of sheathed organisms closely related to the genus Sphaerotilus found in fresh water. |