Taber's Medical Dictionary
Achromobacter
(ā″krō″mŏ-bak′tĕr )
[ ¹an- + chromo- + bacter(ium) ]
A genus of gram-negative bacilli that may inhabit the lower gastrointestinal tract; may cause nosocomial infections.
Achromobacter xylosoxidans
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Achromobacter." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750613/all/Achromobacter_xylosoxidans.
Achromobacter. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750613/all/Achromobacter_xylosoxidans. Accessed May 13, 2026.
Achromobacter. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750613/all/Achromobacter_xylosoxidans
Achromobacter [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 May 13]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750613/all/Achromobacter_xylosoxidans.
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