XANTHOMONAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Xanthomonas mean? 

• XANTHOMONAS (noun)
  The noun XANTHOMONAS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water

  Familiarity information: XANTHOMONAS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• XANTHOMONAS (noun)

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Meaning:

A genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Xanthomonas; Xanthomonas

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)