GENUS FRANCISELLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Francisella mean? 

• GENUS FRANCISELLA (noun)
  The noun GENUS FRANCISELLA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)

  Familiarity information: GENUS FRANCISELLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS FRANCISELLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Francisella; genus Francisella

Hypernyms ("genus Francisella" is a kind of...):

bacteria; bacterium ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Francisella"):

Francisella tularensis (the type species of the genus Francisella and the causal agent of tularemia in humans; can be used as a bioweapon)

 Context examples 

A taxonomic family of Gram negative, aerobic bacterium in the phylum Proteobacteria that includes the genus Francisella.

(Franciscellaceae, NCI Thesaurus)