pseu·do·mo·nas (s  d -m  ns, s-d m-ns)n. pl. pseu·do·mon·a·des (-m n-d z) See pseudomonad. |
pseudomonas [sjuːˈdɒmənəs]
n pl pseudomonades [ˌsjuːdəʊˈmɒnədiːz]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any of a genus of rodlike Gram-negative bacteria that live in soil and decomposing organic matter: many species are pathogenic to plants and a few are pathogenic to man
[from New Latin, from pseudo- + Greek monas unit]
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| Noun | 1. | Pseudomonas - type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae bacteria genus - a genus of bacteria Pseudomonas pyocanea - a species of aerobic bacteria family Pseudomonodaceae, Pseudomonodaceae - rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens pseudomonad - bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals |
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