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Pseudomonas
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pseudomonas
Translingual
thumb|Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Etymology
mul Walter Migula German botanist 1894 1, who did not give an etymology. Probably from mul pseudo Monas false, referring to the resemblance of the cells to those of the nanoflagellate Monas in both size and active motility.
Proper noun
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genus family Pseudomonadaceae 1 certain gram-negative bacteria that cause a variety of infectious diseases in humans, animals and plants
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Pseudomonas aeruginosa species type species; Pseudomonas acidovorans species, Pseudomonas andropogonis species, Pseudomonas chlororaphis species, Pseudomonas cichorii species, Pseudomonas corrugata species, Pseudomonas fluorescens species, Pseudomonas glycinea species, Pseudomonas kilonensis species, Pseudomonas maltophilia species, Pseudomonas nitroreducens species, Pseudomonas paucimobilis species, Pseudomonas proteamaculans species, Pseudomonas psychrophila species, Pseudomonas putida species, Pseudomonas savastonoi species, Pseudomonas stutzeri species, Pseudomonas syringae species, Pseudomonas viridiflava species, Pseudomonas yangonensis species proposed selected other species
Descendants
en pseudomonad 1
References
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-monas, which includes etymology.
genus
Pseudomonas
mul Bacteria