Pseudomonas

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Translingual

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Etymology

Coined by German botanist Walter Migula in 1894, who did not give an etymology. Probably from pseudo- (“false”) +‎ Monas, referring to the resemblance of the cells to those of the nanoflagellate Monas in both size and active motility.

Proper noun

Pseudomonas f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudomonadaceae – certain gram-negative bacteria that cause a variety of infectious diseases in humans, animals and plants.

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Descendants

  • → English: pseudomonad

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