streptobacillus
strep·to·ba·cil·lus
noun \-bə-ˈsil-əs\Definition of STREPTOBACILLUS
1
capitalized : a genus of facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rod bacteria of uncertain family affiliation that includes one (S. moniliformis) that is the causative agent of one form of rat-bite fever
2
plural ; strep·to·ba·cil·li \-ˌlī\ (audio pronunciation) : any of various nonmotile gram-negative bacilli in which the individual cells are joined in a chain; especially : one of the genus Streptobacillus
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