Gaffkya

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Proper noun

Gaffkya f

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the kingdom Bacteria – certain bacteria, some associated with the disease gaffkaemia of lobsters, now classified as Aerococcus, Peptostreptococcus, etc., in different phyla.

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