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FAMILY PSEUDOMONODACEAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens
Synonyms:
family Pseudomonodaceae; Pseudomonodaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Pseudomonodaceae" is a kind of...):
bacteria family (a family of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "family 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 ("family 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)