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

Inflected Forms

noun

• pseudomonades
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pseudomonas

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

Example Sentences

Ms Edwards said that the full report into the issue of the pseudomonas bacteria at the hospital would determine three potential courses of action.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

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

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

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

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston