schizomycete

American  

[skiz-oh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet, skit-soh-] / ˌskɪz oʊˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit, ˌskɪt soʊ- /

noun

1. any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.

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schizomycete British  

/ ˌskɪtsəʊmaɪˈsiːt, ˌskɪtsəʊmaɪˈsɛtɪk /

noun

1. (formerly) any microscopic organism of the now obsolete class Schizomycetes , which included the bacteria

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Other Word Forms

• schizomycetic adjective
• schizomycetous adjective

Etymology

Origin of schizomycete

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; schizo-, -mycete

Example Sentences

In 1862 Pasteur placed it beyond reasonable doubt that the ammoniacal fermentation of urea is due to the action of a minute Schizomycete; in 1864 this was confirmed by van Tieghem, and in 1874 by Cohn, who named the organism Micrococcus ureae.

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The cilia may be present during a short period only in the life of a Schizomycete, and their number may vary according to the medium on which the organism is growing.

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The germinal cell then grows forth into the forms typical for the particular Schizomycete concerned.

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We felt ourselves justified in recognizing the malarial ferment in the schizomycete bacillus.

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The numerous researches made subsequently by us, and by many other observers, in the soil and in the air of several malarious localities, as well as in the blood and in the organs of men and animals specifically infected, have put it henceforth almost beyond doubt that we really have to do with a schizomycete.

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