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filamentous bacteria

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filamentous bacteria [‚fil·ə′men·təs bak′tir·ē·ə]
(microbiology)
Bacteria, especially in the order Actinomycetales, whose cells resemble filaments and are often branched.


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It is caused by a non-acid-fast, non-spore-forming Gram-positive filamentous bacteria.
New developments in biomolecular microscopy tools (such as FISH) used to identify filamentous bacteria are also described.
Incoming fresh water carries a far lower loading of filamentous bacteria than would be the case with effluent from a mill's wastewater treatment plant.
 
 
 
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