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PSEUDOMONODACEAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens

Synonyms:

family Pseudomonodaceae; Pseudomonodaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bacteria family (a family of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "Pseudomonodaceae"):

genus Pseudomonas; Pseudomonas (type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae)

genus Xanthomonas; Xanthomonas (a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water)

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

order Pseudomonadales; Pseudomonadales (one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments)

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