xanthomonad

• Nom désignant un type de bactéries produisant des pigments jaunes insolubles dans l'eau ; certaines sont pathogènes pour les plantes.

A noun referring to a type of bacteria that produces yellow, non-water-soluble pigments, some of which are pathogenic to plants.

1. Yellow-pigmented bacteriaC2formalscientific

   A type of gram-negative bacterium that produces yellow, non-water-soluble pigments, often pathogenic to plants.

   Xanthomonade

   • Xanthomonads are responsible for diseases like bacterial leaf spot in many crops.
   • The scientist isolated a xanthomonad from the infected tomato plant.
   • Xanthomonad infections can cause significant agricultural damage.