Bacterium
achromobacter
[ ey-kroh-muh-bak-ter ]
Subclass of:
Alcaligenaceae
Definitions related to achromobacter:
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A genus of aerobic, Gram negative bacterium assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria and the family Alcaligenaceae.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A genus of gram-negative, strictly aerobic, non-spore forming rods. Soil and water are regarded as the natural habitat. They are sometimes isolated from a hospital environment and humans.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Achromobacter genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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