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flavobacterium

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fla⋅vo⋅bac⋅te⋅ri⋅um

  [fley-voh-bak-teer-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -te⋅ri⋅a  [-teer-ee-uh] . Bacteriology.
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Flavobacterium, inhabiting soil and water.
Origin:
< NL; see flavo-, bacterium
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Main Entry: Fla·vo·bac·te·ri·um
Pronunciation: "flA-(")vO-bak-'tir-E-&m, "flav-(")O-
Function: noun
: a genus ofnonmotile aerobic gram-negative usually rod-shaped bacteria found especially in soil and water including one (F. meningosepticum) that is found as a contaminant in hospitals and is associatedwith meningitis and septicemia especially in newborn infants
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Flavobacterium Fla·vo·bac·te·ri·um (flā'vō-bāk-tēr'ē-əm)
n.
A genus of gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria occurring in soil and water and characteristically producing yellow, orange, red, or yellow-brown pigments.

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