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