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AEROBACTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature
Synonyms:
Aerobacter; genus Aerobacter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Aerobacter" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "Aerobacter"):
Aerobacter aerogenes (a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk)
Holonyms ("Aerobacter" is a member of...):
Enterobacteriaceae; family Enterobacteriaceae (a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales)