Acinetobacter
See also: acinetobacter
Translingual
Etymology
Acinetobacter is a compound word from scientific Greek [ α + κίνητο + βακτηρ(ία)], meaning 'nonmotile rod'. The first element acineto- is a somewhat baroque rendering of the Greek morpheme ακίνητο-; the more common transliteration in English is akineto-, as in akinetic.
Proper noun
Acinetobacter m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Moraxellaceae – Gram-negative bacteria found in soil.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Acinetobacter baumannii - species
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: Iraqibacter
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