Noun: xanthomonad
- Bacteria producing yellow non-water-soluble pigments; some pathogenic for plants
"The citrus crop was devastated by a xanthomonad infection"
Derived forms: xanthomonads
Type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
Part of: genus Xanthomonas, Xanthomonas
Encyclopedia: Xanthomonad