zoogloea

British

/ ˌzəʊəˈɡliːə /

noun

a mass of bacteria adhering together by a jelly-like substance derived from their cell walls

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Other Word Forms

zoogloeal adjective

Etymology

Origin of zoogloea

C19: _zoo- + New Latin gloea glue, from Greek gloia

Example Sentences

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Bacteria: a, zoogloea of Bacterium termo; b, pellicle of bacteria from surface of beer; c, Bacterium lineola, free; d, zoogloea form of B. lineola.

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Characteristic forms may be assumed by the young zoogloea of different species,—spherical, ovoid, reticular, filamentous, fruiticose, lamellar, &c.,—but these vary considerably as the mass increases or comes in contact with others.

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C. Reticulate zoogloea of the same.

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G. Zoogloea of Bacterium merismopedioides, Zopf, containing cocci arranged in tablets.

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C. Zoogloea stage of a Micrococcus, forming a close membrane on infusion—Pasteur's Mycoderma.

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