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A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated.

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