erysipelothrix
[ er-uh-sip-uh-loh-thriks, eer-uh- ]
nounBacteriology.
any of several rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Erysipelothrix, often forming long filaments and occurring as parasites on mammals, birds, and fish.
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