Fla·vo·bac·te·ri·um
n : a genus of nonmotile aerobic gram-negative usu. rod-shaped bacteria found esp. in soil and water including one (F. meningosepticum) that is found as a contaminant in hospitals and is associated with meningitis and septicemia esp. in newborn infants .
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