leptothrix
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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.
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
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