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alterobactin

alterobactin noun: any of a group of peptidic siderophores produced by bacteria of the genus Alteromonas.

Noun

alterobactin (plural alterobactins)

  1. Any of a group of peptidic siderophores produced by bacteria of the genus Alteromonas

Forms of alterobactin

pluralalterobactins

Questions about alterobactin

What does alterobactin mean?
Alterobactin means any of a group of peptidic siderophores produced by bacteria of the genus Alteromonas.
What part of speech is alterobactin?
Alterobactin is a noun.
What is the plural of alterobactin?
The plural of alterobactin is alterobactins.

Words near alterobactin in the dictionary

  1. alternity
  2. alternize
  3. alternized
  4. alternizes
  5. alternizing
  6. alterobactin
  7. alterobactins
  8. alterocentric
  9. alteromonad
  10. alteromonads
  11. alterous

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