pseudomonas

American  

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

noun

Bacteriology.

plural

pseudomonades

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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Etymology

Origin of pseudomonas

< New Latin (1897); pseudo-, monad

Example Sentences

It said a further two positive samples of pseudomonas were discovered by the contractor on 28th February 2024, but that “the levels detected were within contractual obligations”.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024

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

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2019

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

All three patients tested positive for a similar drug-resistant bacteria called pseudomonas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2016

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

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston