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leptothrix

leptothrix is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated.
  2. 2.Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form chain of filiform individuals.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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