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flavobacteria

[ fley-voh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
/ 藢fle瑟 vo蕣 b忙k藞t瑟蓹r i 蓹 /
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plural noun, singular fla路vo路bac路te路ri路um [fley-voh-bak-teer-ee-uhm]. /藢fle瑟 vo蕣 b忙k藞t瑟蓹r i 蓹m/. Bacteriology.
rod-shaped, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Flavobacterium, inhabiting soil and water.
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Origin of flavobacteria

From New Latin; see origin at flavo-, bacteria

Words nearby flavobacteria

Flavia, flavin, flavine, flavivirus, flavo-, flavobacteria, flavone, flavonoid, flavonol, flavoprotein, flavopurpurin
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