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zoogleaenUK
zo·o·gloe·a also zo·o·gle·a Z0023500 (zō′ə-glē′ə)n. pl. zo·o·gloe·ae (-glē′ē′) or zo·o·gloe·as also zo·o·gle·ae (-glē′ē′) or zo·o·gle·as 1. Any of various highly motile, aerobic bacteria of the genus Zoogloea found especially in wastewater, where the cells aggregate into flocculent, gelatinous masses.2. A mass of such bacteria or other bacteria.
[zoo- + New Latin gloea, gum (from Medieval Greek gloia, glia, gum, glue, from Greek gloios).]
zo′o·gloe′al adj.zo•o•gle•a or zo•o•gloe•a (ˌzoʊ əˈgli ə)
n., pl. -gle•as or -gloe•as, -gle•ae or -gloe•ae (-ˈgli i) a jellylike mass of microorganisms. [1875–80; zoo- + New Latin gloea gum < Greek gloía glue] zo`o•gle′al, adj. EncyclopediaSeeZoogloeazoogleaenUK
zo·o·gle·a (zō'ō-glē'ă), In bacteriology, an old term for a mass of bacteria held together by a clear gelatinous substance. [zoo- + G. glia, glue] zooglea (zō″ō-glē′ă) [″ + gloios, sticky] A stage in development of certain organisms in which colonies of microbes are embedded in a gelatinous matrix. |