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

The latter was due to the discovery of pipework corrosion, whereas the new maternity involves the detection of pseudomonas within the domestic water systems.

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

One of the most common infections for hot tubbers is pseudomonas, a rod-shaped bacterium that burrows into hair follicles and causes “hot tub rash.”

From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2017

He swabbed my agar face with a multi-drug resistant strain of pseudomonas and then covered part of it with a small bandage, impregnated with phages.

From BBC ● May 17, 2017

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

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston