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XANTHOMONAS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water
Synonyms:
genus Xanthomonas; Xanthomonas
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Xanthomonas" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "Xanthomonas"):
xanthomonad (bacteria producing yellow non-water-soluble pigments; some pathogenic for plants)
Holonyms ("Xanthomonas" is a member of...):
family Pseudomonodaceae; Pseudomonodaceae (rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens)
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