|hī(ˌ)fō(ˌ)mīˌkrōbēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Hyphomicrobium, type genus (from hypho- + microbium ) + -aceae
: a small family of heterotrophic soil or water bacteria (order Hyphomicrobiales) that often have the individual cells linked by fine filaments