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Definition of Aerobacter
1. Noun. Aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature.
Generic synonyms: Bacteria Genus
Member holonyms: Aerobacter Aerogenes
Group relationships: Enterobacteriaceae, Family Enterobacteriaceae
Medical Definition of Aerobacter
1. An officially rejected generic name of bacteria. The type species is Aerobacter aerogenes. Motile organisms previously placed in this species are now placed in Enterobacter aerogenes; the nonmotile organisms have been transferred to Klebsiella pneumoniae. The species Aerobacter cloacae is now known as Enterobacter cloacae. Origin: aero-+ G. Bakterion, a small staff (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aerobacter
Literary usage of Aerobacter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sewage and the BacteriaL Purification of Sewage by Samuel Rideal (1906)
"In air they may act as oxidizers, except the aerobacter known as B. coli communis.
" The nauseous odours of putrefaction are not due to sulphides. ..."
2. Jahresbericht über die Forschritte in der Lehre von Gährungs-organismen (1906)
"Sie sind aber in solchen Fällen noch stets mit aerobacter coli var. ... war zugleich
ein Beweis dafür, dafs aerobacter coli für letztere nicht nötig ist. ..."
3. Jahresbericht über die Fortschritte in der Lehre von den Gährungs-organismen by Alfred Koch (1904)
"Beijerinck (518) gesellt zu der Gattung aerobacter, in welcher er kürzlich alle jene
... wie aerobacter liquefaciens ..."
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