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aerobacter

[ air-oh-bak-ter ]

noun

  1. any of several short, rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Aerobacter, free living in nature and also normally inhabiting the intestinal tracts of humans and other animals.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aerobacter1

< New Latin (1900); aero-, -bacter
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Example Sentences

In 1960, a Russian satellite brought E. coli, Aerobacter aerogenes, and Staphylococcus into orbit and concluded that those organisms could live in microgravity.

He had a deep-seated infection caused by a common microbe, Aerobacter aerogenes, which is usually a pushover for penicillin or streptomycin.

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