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Leptothrix
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Leptothrix, n. [NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s small + qri`x hair.].
A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated. [1913 Webster]
Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals. [1913 Webster]
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