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Pseudomonas pyocanea

Pseudomonas pyocanea

9.9
A type of bacteria that needs air to live and often makes a blue-green colour
  • noun
  • /ˌsuːdəˈmoʊnəs paɪoʊˈkeɪniə/
  • Specialized
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  • Pseudomonas pyocanea produces a distinctive blue-green pigment.

Examples

  • Infections caused by Pseudomonas pyocanea are rare but can be challenging to treat.

  • Researchers isolated Pseudomonas pyocanea from the contaminated water sample.

  • Pseudomonas pyocanea is studied for its ability to produce distinctive blue-green pigments.

  • The bacterium Pseudomonas pyocanea is often found in soil.

  • Pseudomonas pyocanea is studied for its ability to produce distinctive blue-green pigments.

  • Infections caused by Pseudomonas pyocanea are rare but can be challenging to treat.

  • Researchers isolated Pseudomonas pyocanea from the contaminated water sample.

Surface Forms

Pseudomonas pyocanea singular
Pseudomonas pyocaneas plural

Morphology

Pseudomonas + pyocanea

This is a Latin binomial taxonomic name where the second element 'pyocanea' is not a recognizable English word (dictionary entry missing), so a B1 learner who knows the parts cannot derive the specific meaning. Although 'Pseudomonas' signals a bacterial genus to those with specialist knowledge, taxonomic species epithets are essentially arbitrary labels and require domain knowledge, making the compound non-compositional for general learners.

Etymology

Pseudomonas pyocanea was named for the strong 'blue-green' colour it makes. The parts Pseudomonas and pyocanea point to the kind of organism and to 'blue', so the name is an easy memory hook linking this bacterium to its blue-green pigment.