PSEUDOBACTERIA

Pseu′do‐bac‐te″ri‐a (?), n. pl. [[Pseudo- + bacteria.]] (Biol.) Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria. The globules which divide and develop in form of chains are organized beings; when this does not occur, we are dealing with pseudobacteria. Sternberg.