pseudomonad

Definitions of pseudomonad
  1. noun
    bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals
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    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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