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pseudomonad

DEFINITIONS OF: pseudomonad

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n bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals

Types:
Pseudomonas solanacearum, ring rot bacteria
causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc
Type of:
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
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