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(lp"tthrks), n.[NL., fr. Gr. lepto°s small + qri°x hair.] (Biol.) A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated. Lep"tothrix a.[See Leptothrix, n. ] (Biol.) Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals. スポンサード リンク
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