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Erwinia
Medical Definition: | A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria whose organisms are associated with plants as pathogens, saprophytes, or as constituents of the epiphytic flora. |
Guide Notes: | in plants; rarely infects humans but if so, coord IM with ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS (IM) |
Erwinia amylovora - A species of gram-negative bacteria, in the genus ERWINIA, causing a necrotic disease of plants. |
Erwinia Medical Definitions and Terms
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