Microbacteria

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Microbacteria \Mi`cro*bac*te"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Micro-},
     and {Bacterium}.] (Biol.)
     In the classification of Cohn, one of the four tribes of
     Bacteria.
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     Note: In this classification bacteria are divided into four
           tribes: 1. {Spherobacteria}, or spherical bacteria, as
           the genus {Micrococcus}. 2. {Microbacteria}, or
           bacteria in the form of short rods, including the genus
           {Bacterium}. 3. {Desmobacteria}, or bacteria in
           straight filaments, of which the genus {Bacillus} is a
           type. 4. {Spirobacteria}, or bacteria in spiral
           filaments, as the genus {Vibrio}.
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