aerobacter

[ air-oh-bak-ter ]

/ ˈɛər oʊˌbæk tər /

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noun

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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Origin of aerobacter

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

Words nearby aerobacter

aeriform, aerify, aero, aeroacoustics, aeroallergen, aerobacter, aeroballistics, aerobat, aerobatics, aerobe, Aerobee