Dictionary entry

Streptobacteria

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Strep′to‐bac‐te″ri‐a (?), n. pl.; sing. Streptobracterium (�). [NL., fr. Gr. � 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.