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alcaligenes

[ al-kuh-lij-uh-neez ]

noun

, Bacteriology.
, plural al·ca·lig·e·nes.
  1. any of several rod-shaped aerobic or facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Alcaligenes, found in the intestinal tract of humans and other vertebrates and in dairy products.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of alcaligenes1

1919; < New Latin < French alcali- alkali + Greek -genēs; -gen

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