Pseudobacteria

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

  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.
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     Note: The globules which divide and develop in form of chains
           are organized beings; when this does not occur, we are
           dealing with pseudobacteria. --Sternberg.
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