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PSEUDOBACTERIA
Pseu `
do
*
bac
*
te
"
ri
*a, n.
pl.
Etym:
[
Pseudo-
+
bacteria.
] (Biol.)
Defn:
Microscopic
organic
particles,
molecular
granules,
powdered
inorganic
substances,
etc.
,
which
in
form,
size,
and
grouping
resemble
bacteria.
Note:
The
globules
which
divide
and
develop
in
form
of
chains
are
organized
beings;
when
this
does
not
occur,
we
are
dealing
with
pseudobacteria.
Sternberg.
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