Medical Definition of Simonsiella
1. Genus of nonphotosynthetic, nonfruiting, Gram-negative, chemoorganotrophic, gliding bacteria that exist as multicellular filaments with the long axis of individual cells perpendicular to the long axis of the filament. The cells are flattened and curved to yield a convex-concave, crescent shaped symmetry. Isolated from the oral cavity of mammals. Type species is Simonsiella muelleri. (05 Mar 2000)
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