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Arthrobacter

American

[ahr-throh-bak-ter] / ˈɑr θroʊˌbæk tər /

noun

Bacteriology.

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

Etymology

Origin of Arthrobacter

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

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