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Acinetobacter
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acinetobacter
Translingual
thumb|Acinetobacter baumannii
Etymology
mul la-new -, from mul grc - grc ἀκίνητος βακτηρία unmoved, motionless staff, cane 1.
Proper noun
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genus family Moraxellaceae 1 aerobic, Gram-negative, non-motile bacteria which are commonly present in soil, water, and sewage, and occasionally cause disease in humans, especially in hospitals
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Acinetobacter calcoaceticus species - type species; Acinetobacter baumannii species, Acinetobacter lwoffii species, Acinetobacter nosocomialis species, Acinetobacter radioresistans species - selected other species
Descendants
en acinetobacter 1
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