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Cystobacteraceae
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Cystobacteraceae [¦sis·tə‚bak·tə′rās·ē‚ē]
(microbiology)
A family of bacteria in the order Myxobacterales; vegetative cells are tapered, and microcysts are rod-shaped and enclosed in sporangia.
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