streptothrix
noun
strep·to·thrix
ˈstrep-tə-ˌthriks
1
capitalized in some classifications
: a genus of higher bacteria that somewhat resemble molds, have branched filaments, and comprise forms now usually placed in Actinomyces or in Leptothrix
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