The Collaborative International Dictionary
Streptobracterium
Streptobacteria \Strep`to*bac*te"ri*a\, n. pl.; sing. Streptobracterium. [NL., fr. Gr. ? pliant, bent + E. & NL. bacteria.] (Biol.) A so-called variety of bacterium, consisting in reality of several bacteria linked together in the form of a chain.