Cytophaga
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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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