(ăs″ĭ-nĕt″ō-băk′tĕr)
[Pronunciation]
[Gr. akinetos, immovable, + bakterion, rod]
A genus of gram-negative, aerobic coccobacilli that is an increasingly important cause of serious infections, esp. in hospitalized patients.
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