genus Aerobacter

9.9

A group of bacteria that use oxygen and are now placed in other groups

noun
/ˈdʒɛnəs ˌɛrəˈbɑktər/

Archaic

: género Aerobacter

Some species previously classified in the genus Aerobacter are now assigned to Klebsiella and Enterobacter.

Examples

Many soil samples contain bacteria from the genus Aerobacter, which play a role in nitrogen fixation.
Researchers studied the prevalence of genus Aerobacter in hospital environments.
The genus Aerobacter includes several important species.
Many researchers study the genus Aerobacter for its ecological roles.
Many soil samples contain bacteria from the genus Aerobacter, which play a role in nitrogen fixation.
Researchers studied the prevalence of genus Aerobacter in hospital environments.
Many researchers study the genus Aerobacter for its ecological roles.

Synonyms

Aerobacter

vsgenus Aerobacter

Archaic

9.9

An old scientific name for bacteria that need oxygen and live in soil and water

refers to bacteria once grouped here now split among several other genera

Surface Forms

genus Aerobacter singular

genera Aerobacter plural

Morphology

genus + Aerobacter

The phrase is directly compositional: 'genus' (a biological rank grouping related species) combined with the proper name 'Aerobacter' yields the meaning 'the genus named Aerobacter' (a group of related bacterial species). This taxonomic naming pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Genus Aerobacter comes from the parts aero and bacter, where aero means 'air' and bacter means 'bacterium'. So it was used for a group of bacteria that need air or oxygen to live, though many of those bacteria were later moved to other groups.