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aerobacter

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[air-oh-bak-ter] / ˈɛər oʊˌbæk tər /

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.

Etymology

Origin of aerobacter

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

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