pseudomonas

American  

[soo-dom-uh-nuhs, -nas] / suˈdɒm ə nəs, -ˌnæs /

noun

Bacteriology.

pseudomonades plural

1. any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas, certain species of which are pathogenic for plants and animals.

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pseudomonas British  

/ sjuːˈdɒmənəs /

noun

1. 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pseudomonades
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pseudomonas

< New Latin (1897); see pseudo-, monad

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pseudomonas

In its FoI request, BBC News NI asked if pseudomonas has been detected at any other sites within the Belfast Trust area within the past five years and if any patients had been affected.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024

"Analysis of the domestic hot water pipework has indicated erosion corrosion and galvanic corrosion to be the cause, pseudomonas is not a factor."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024

Keanumycins A, B and C are produced from pseudomonas, bacteria commonly found in soil and water, according to the scientists’ study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2023

A 2011-2012 study found that all six pseudomonas outbreaks reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention occurred in hot tubs.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2017

Jahrling guessed that the flask had been wiped out by a common soil bacterium called pseudomonas.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston