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alcaligenes

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[al-kuh-lij-uh-neez] / ˌæl kəˈlɪdʒ əˌniz /

noun

Bacteriology.

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.

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

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