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‖ zooglœa Biol.|zəʊəʊˈgliːə|
[mod.L. (Cohn, 1872), f. Gr. ζῷον animal + γλοιός glutinous substance.]
An aggregate of bacteria with thickened cell-walls, forming a gelatinous mass. Also attrib. Hence zooˈglœal, zooˈglœic adjs.
1877F. T. Roberts Handbk. Med. (ed. 3) I. 95 Living objects variously described as bacteria, vibrios, micrococci, microzymes, zooglœa, &c. 1877Huxley & Martin Elem. Biol. 26 Bacteria, in the still state, very often become surrounded by a gelatinous matter... This is termed the Zoogloea form of Bacterium. 1905Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Feb. 409/2 The giant or mother cells have the appearance of zoogloeic masses. 1934A. T. Henrici Biol. of Bacteria xviii. 289 Nitrosomonas species may appear in cultures in two forms—as zoögloeal masses which rest at the bottom of liquid cultures, in which the cells are non-motile; and as motile ‘swarmers’. 1976Ann. Rev. Microbiol. XXX. 265 Protozoa crawl about the zoogloeal mass and occur in the liquor; most are free-swimming or stalked ciliates. |