Definition of "pseudomonas" []

• See pseudomonad. (noun)

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• "All three babies at the Royal Maternity Hospital in Belfast are thought to have died from a bacteria called pseudomonas, that can cause blood, chest and urinary tract infections in the vulnerable."
• "A bacteria called pseudomonas caused the deaths at the Royal Maternity Hospital in Belfast, and other vulnerable babies have been swabbed for signs of it."
• "Health officials in Northern Ireland said four other babies were found to have the infection, caused by a bacteria called pseudomonas, in the wake of the three deaths at the Royal Maternity Hospital in Belfast."