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FILAMENTOUS BACTERIUM [1 record]

Record 1 2005-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

Bacteria ... that grow in thread-like colonies resulting in a biological mass which will not settle and which may interfere with drainage through a filter.

CONT

... opal-A is precipitated on filamentous bacteria, and in open spaces in chimneys, as a silica gel.

Key term(s)
  • filamentous bacterium

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Bactéries dont la cellule est entourée d'organes grêles et déliés semblables à des fils ou à des pédoncules.

CONT

[... l'opale A précipite sur les bactéries filamenteuses ainsi que sous forme de gel de silice dans les espaces ouverts à l'intérieur des cheminées.

Key term(s)
  • bactérie filamenteuse
  • bactérie filiforme

Spanish

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