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
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Achromobacter." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750613/all/Achromobacter_xylosoxidans.
Achromobacter. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750613/all/Achromobacter_xylosoxidans. Accessed July 18, 2019.
Achromobacter. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750613/all/Achromobacter_xylosoxidans
Achromobacter [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 July 18]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750613/all/Achromobacter_xylosoxidans.
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