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aerobacter definition

aero·bac·ter (er′ō bak′tər)

noun

any bacteria of a former genus (Aerobacter) normally found in the intestine: now in either of two genera (Enterobacter or Klebsiella)

Etymology: ModL: see aero- & bacteria

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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