streptobacteria Meaning, Definition & Usage

Strep`to*bac*te"ri*a noun plural

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. pliant, bent + E. & NL. bacteria.

Wordforms

singular Streptobracterium

Definitions

1. (Biol.) A so-called variety of bacterium, consisting in reality of several bacteria linked together in the form of a chain.