non-fermenter

noun

Any of a taxonomically heterogeneous group of bacteria of the phylum Pseudomonadota that cannot catabolize glucose, and are thus unable to ferment.

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Meanings

nounnon-fermenter (plural non-fermenters)

plural non-fermenters

  1. biologyAny of a taxonomically heterogeneous group of bacteria of the phylum Pseudomonadota that cannot catabolize glucose, and are thus unable to ferment.

Origin

From non- + fermenter.

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non-fermenter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-fermenter

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