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AEROGEN [1 record]

Record 1 1998-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Air Pollution
DEF

An aerogenic, or gas-producing, bacterium.

DEF

Any micro-organism which is capable of producing gas during growth in a suitable substrate, in vitro or in vivo.

OBS

According to source MBIOL (International Dict. of Medicine and Biology) 1986, vol. 1, p. 54, "aerogen" is an outmoded term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

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