Cellvibrio

noun

Cell·​vib·​rio

(ˈ)selˈvibrēˌō

: a genus of long slender slightly curved monotrichous motile rod-shaped bacteria (family Spirillaceae) with rounded ends that oxidize cellulose to oxycellulose and cause disintegration of vegetable fiber compare cellfalcicula

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cell- + Vibrio

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