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flavobacteria

American

[fley-voh-bak-teer-ee-uh] / ˌfleɪ voʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /

plural noun

Bacteriology.

flavobacterium

rod-shaped, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Flavobacterium, inhabiting soil and water.

From New Latin; flavo-, bacteria

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These glittery forms are microbes called flavobacteria, which produce striking metallic colours when they group together in colonies.

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