Erwinia

Translingual

Fire blight (infection by Erwinia amylovora) on a pear tree

Etymology

From English Erwin (a male given name) (after US phytobacteriologist Erwin Frink Smith) + -ia.

Proper noun

Erwinia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain bacteria, mostly pathogens of plants.

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