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Alteromonas
| Medical Definition: | A genus of gram-negative, straight or curved rods which are motile by means of a single, polar flagellum. Members of this genus are found in coastal waters and the open ocean. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed) |
| Previously Indexed: | Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria (1977-1999) |
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