fusobacteria

American

[fyoo-zoh-bak-teer-ee-uh] / ˌfju zoʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /

plural noun

rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Fusobacterium, certain species of which are pathogenic in humans.

< New Latin (1922), equivalent to Latin fūs ( us ) spindle + New Latin -o- -o- + bacterium bacteria

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