Pelonemataceae
Pelonemataceae
[¦pel·ō‚nem·ə′tās·ē‚ē] (microbiology)
A family of gliding bacteria of uncertain affiliation; straight, flexuous, or spiral, unbranched filaments containing colorless, cylindrical cells.
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