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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aerobacter¹

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

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.

From Washington Post

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

From Time Magazine Archive