Pseudomonadaceae
plural noun
Pseu·dom·o·na·da·ce·ae
süˌdämənəˈdāsēˌē,
ˌsüdəˌmänəˈd-
: a large family of rod-shaped or somewhat spiral usually aerobic and gram-negative bacteria (order Pseudomonadales) that do not form endospores, are commonly motile by polar flagella, and include saprophytes in soil and water and important plant and animal pathogens see pseudomonas, xanthomonas
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Pseudomonad-, Pseudomonas, type genus + -aceae