Genus Pseudomonas (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Pseudomonas is the type genus of the family Pseudomonadaceae, comprising fluorescent bacteria that cause plant diseases and produce antibiotics.
- The genus Pseudomonas is categorized as a group of gammaproteobacteria within the phylum Proteobacteria and is the type genus of the family Pseudomonadaceae.
- The genus was first described by Walter Migula in 1894, and the type genus Pseudomonas is still the subject of active research in modern microbiology.
- Pseudomonas, the type genus of the family Pseudomonadaceae, has several pathovars that infect a wide range of plants, resulting in distinct diseases.
- Interestingly, Pseudomonas syringae, a common plant pathogen, is classified within the genus Pseudomonas, the type genus of the family Pseudomonadaceae.