pseudomonad

noun

pseu·do·mo·nad ˌsü-də-ˈmō-ˌnad

-nəd

: any of a genus (Pseudomonas) of gram-negative rod-shaped motile bacteria including some that produce a greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment and some that are saprophytes or plant or animal pathogens

Examples of pseudomonad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One species of bacteria that grows in the rhizosphere of birch roots is a fluorescent pseudomonad. —

Richard Schiffman, Scientific American, 4 May 2021

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