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fusobacteria

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

plural noun

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


Etymology

Origin of fusobacteria

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

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