Look up: zoogloea

1. Zoogloea
   A growth form (especially Zoogloea ramigera) in which individual cells are enclosed in an extensive slime.
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2. zoogloea
   <microbiology> A jellylike mass of bacterial cells produced by species such as Zooglea ramigera. These masses are often used in the treatment of raw sewage. ... (11 May 1997) ...
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3. Zoogloea
   • (n.) A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zoogloea is characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. Also used adjectively.
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4. Zoogloea
   (from the article `bacteria`) ...of persons with cystic fibrosis, it produces a thick capsular polymer of alginic acid that contributes to the difficulty of eradicating the ...
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5. zoogloea
   zooglea, zoogleal, zoogloea 1. A colony of microbes embedded in a gelatinous matrix (a substance in which something is enclosed). 2. A jellylike cluster of bacteria swollen by the absorption of fluids from the medium in which they are grown. 3. A gelatinous mass of bacterial cells produced by cert...
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