Arthrobacter

[ ahr-throh-bak-ter ]

noun

, Bacteriology.

1. a genus of rod-shaped or spherical bacteria found in the soil.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arthrobacter¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1947; arthro-, -bacter

Example Sentences

They found that several bacterial species in the Massilia and Arthrobacter genera, and some fungi in the Penicillium and Fusicladium genera, were more abundant after a wildfire than before—especially at sites that burnt with greater intensity.

From Scientific American

They found that several bacterial species in the Massilia and Arthrobacter genera, and some fungi in the Penicillium and Fusicladium genera, were more abundant after a wildfire than before — especially at sites that burnt with greater intensity.

From Nature

With Biochemist David Gutnick, Rosenberg isolated a genus of bacteria called arthrobacter, which feast on crude oil, and then developed a particularly fast-multiplying new strain, which they named "RAG-1."

From Time Magazine Archive