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PSEUDOMONAS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae

Synonyms:

genus Pseudomonas; Pseudomonas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Pseudomonas" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "Pseudomonas"):

Pseudomonas pyocanea (a species of aerobic bacteria)

pseudomonad (bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals)

Holonyms ("Pseudomonas" is a member of...):

family Pseudomonodaceae; Pseudomonodaceae (rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens)

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 Context examples: 

Azurin is a cupredoxin secreted by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

(Azurin:50-77 Cell Penetrating Peptide p28, NCI Thesaurus)

A single-chain immunotoxin consisting of Fv fragments of the BR96 monoclonal antibody (MoAb) and a truncated Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE40) that lacking the binding domain.

(BR96 sFv-PE40, NCI Thesaurus)

Semisynthetic, broad-spectrum, ampicillin-derived ureidopenicillin antibiotic proposed for Pseudomonas infections.

(Piperacillin Sodium, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Pseudomonas exotoxin PE38KDEL was modified to remove the natural cell binding domain.

(Anti-EGFRvIII Immunotoxin MR1-1, NCI Thesaurus)

A natural crotonic acid derivative extracted from Pseudomonas fluorescens.

(Mupirocin, NCI Thesaurus)

An immunotoxin consisting of an anti-CD40 antibody linked to a 40kD fragment of Pseudomonas exotoxin.

(G28-5 sFv-PE40, NCI Thesaurus)

The researchers tested the material using two of the most troubling forms of antibiotic-resistant bacteria: MRSA and Pseudomonas, with the collaboration of Eric Brown of McMaster's Institute for Infectious Disease Research.

(Scientists Create Superbug-Resistant Self-Cleaning Surface, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A fusion protein consisting of the Fv portion of a monoclonal antibody attached to a 38-kDa fragment of the Pseudomonas exotoxin A (with amino acids 365-380 deleted).

(LMB-2 immunotoxin, NCI Thesaurus)

A formulation of the synthetic monobactam antibiotic, aztreonam and lysine used in an inhaled form for the treatment of chronic airway infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis.

(Aztreonam Lysine, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion protein consisting of the cytokine interleukin-4 (IL-4) linked to a truncated form of Pseudomonas exotoxin with potential antineoplastic activity.

(IL4-Pseudomonas Exotoxin Fusion Protein PRX321, NCI Thesaurus)