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fusobacteria

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fu⋅so⋅bac⋅te⋅ri⋅um

  [fyoo-zoh-bak-teer-ee-uhm]
–noun, plural -te⋅ri⋅a  [-teer-ee-uh] .
any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Fusobacterium, certain species of which are pathogenic in humans.
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Origin:
< NL (1922), equiv. to L fūs(us) spindle + NL -o- -o- + bacterium bacterium
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Main Entry: fu·so·bac·te·ri·um
Pronunciation: "fyü-zO-bak-'tir-E-&m
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of gram-negative anaerobic strictly parasitic rod-shaped bacteria of the family Bacteroidaceae that include some pathogens occurring especially in purulent or gangrenous infections
2 plural fu·so·bac·te·ria /-E-&/ : any bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium
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Fusobacterium Fu·so·bac·te·ri·um (fy&oomacr;'zō-bāk-tēr'ē-əm)
n.
A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria that produce butyric acid as a major metabolic product and occur in purulent or gangrenous infections.

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