释义 |
azo·to·bac·ter \aˈzōd.əˌbaktə(r), əˈz-\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary azote + New Latin -o- + -bacter 1. capitalized : a genus of large flagellated gram-negative rod-shaped or spherical nonsymbiotic bacteria (order Eubacteriales) occurring in soil and sewage that fix atmospheric nitrogen in the presence of carbohydrates and derive growth energy from oxidation of carbohydrates 2. -s sometimes capitalized : a bacterium of the genus Azotobacter |