genus xanthomonas

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

   SynonymsXanthomonas

   Broaderbacteria genus

   Part ofPseudomonodaceae

Questions about genus xanthomonas

What does genus xanthomonas mean?

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

What is another word for genus xanthomonas?

Close synonyms include Xanthomonas. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus xanthomonas a common word?

genus xanthomonas is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.