Chlamydobacteriaceae

plural noun

Chlam·​y·​do·​bac·​te·​ri·​a·​ce·​ae

¦klaməˌdō(ˌ)bakˌtirēˈāsēˌē

: a family (order Chlamydobacteriales) of free-floating filamentous algalike bacteria that contain no sulfur granules and occur chiefly in stagnant water

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chlamyd- + bacterium + -aceae

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