Answer: streptobacilli

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streptobacilliany of the Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Streptobacillus, common in rat saliva and a cause of ratbite fever
streptobacilliSTREPTOBACILLUS, any of a genus of rodshaped bacteria in which the individual cells are often joined in a chain
streptobacilliany of various bacilli that form in chains