ˌalkəˈlijəˌnēz noun
Etymology: New Latin, from French alcali alkali + Greek -genēs -gen — more at alkali
1. capitalized : a genus of usually aerobic and gram-negative bacteria that are related to the achromobacters, do not ferment carbohydrates and are aerobes or facultative anaerobes, occur in the intestines of man and animals and in dairy products, and are probably all nonpathogenic though one species ( A. viscosum ) is economically important as a cause of a ropy condition of milk
2. plural alcaligenes : an organism of the genus Alcaligenes