Streptothrix
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Streptothrix is a noun meaning (obsolete, biology) Any of the former genus Streptothrix of bacilli, having long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted. Some species are now classified in genus Actinomyces.
Meaning
(obsolete, biology) Any of the former genus Streptothrix of bacilli, having long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted. Some species are now classified in genus Actinomyces.
Word Forms
- streptothrixes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include actinomyces, streptobacillus, strepto, streptomycete, streptomyces, streptococcus.
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