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erwinia

/ɜːˈwɪn.i.ə/

Traduction: Genre de bactéries en forme de bâtonnet, mobiles, connues pour infecter les plantes et provoquer des maladies chez elles.

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/ɜːˈwɪn.i.ə/C2formalscientific
  • frGenre de bactéries en forme de bâtonnet, mobiles, connues pour infecter les plantes et provoquer des maladies chez elles.

A genus of rod-shaped, motile bacteria that are known to infect and cause disease in plants.

  1. Plant pathogenic bacteriaC2formalscientific

    A genus of rod-shaped, motile bacteria that cause diseases in plants, such as soft rot and fire blight.

    frErwinia (bactérie phytopathogène)

    • Erwinia amylovora causes fire blight in apple and pear trees.
    • The farmer identified the soft rot on his potatoes as an Erwinia infection.
    • Researchers are studying Erwinia to develop resistant crop strains.