[医] 欧文氏菌属

[ noun ]
rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants
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Erwinia \Erwinia\ prop. n. [after Erwin F. Smith, an American
pathologist. --RHUD]
a genus of rod-shaped motile bacteria, classed among the
{Enterobacteriaceae}, that may attack plants. Species of
{Erwinia} may also be cultured on artificial growth media.
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