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Alcaligenes

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Definition: A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, motile bacteria that occur in water and soil. Some are common inhabitants of the intestinal tract of vertebrates. These bacteria occasionally cause opportunistic infections in humans.  ALCALIGENES EUTROPHA see CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR is available; infection: coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM)   
Examples Alcaligenes faecalis
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
3-chlorobenzoate-3,4-(4,5)-dioxygenase  EC 1.14.-   *Dioxygenases Alcaligenes. Appl Environ Microbiol 1993 Nov;59(11):3625-33
ACOR protein, Alcaligenes eutrophus  147416-64-6   *Bacterial Proteins *DNA-Binding Proteins *Transcription Factors Alcaligenes. J Bacteriol 1992 Jul;174(13):4391-4400

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