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Definition of: zoogloea
(zō′ə·glē′ə) noun plural ·gloe·ae (-glē′ē)
A colony of bacteria forming a jellylike mass held together by a viscid sheath secreted by themselves. [<NL <Gk. zōion an animal + gloios sticky stuff]
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