Herpetosiphon
Herpetosiphon
[¦hər·pəd·ō′sī·fən] (microbiology)
A genus of bacteria in the family Cytophagaceae; cells are unbranched, sheathed rods or filaments; unsheathed segments are motile; microcysts are not known.
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