Organisms

Achromobacter

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.

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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.

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM)

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History Note

2004, 1963-1975; use ALCALIGENES 1976-2003

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  • Alcaligenes (1965-2003)

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  1. B03w.440w.400.425.115w.030w
  2. B03w.660w.075w.090w.344w.030w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Achromobacter. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D042402. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D042402
  2. Achromobacter. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achromobacter
  3. Achromobacter. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146380