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Cytophaga

 
 
(sī′täf·ə·gə)

(microbiology) A genus of bacteria in the family Cytophagaceae; cells are unsheathed, unbranched rods or filaments and are motile; microcysts are not known; decompose agar, cellulose, and chitin.


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