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

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Etymology

Origin of pseudomonas

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

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Example Sentences

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pseudomonas

In September, the BBC revealed that pseudomonas was again discovered at the maternity hospital just weeks after it was officially accepted by the trust from the contractor.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 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

It is now where the water supply is contaminated with pseudomonas and legionella bacteria.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2019

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

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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