Bacterium
genus dickeya
Subclass of:
Gammaproteobacteria
Definitions related to genus dickeya:
  • (dickeya) A genus of gram-negative bacteria in the family Pectobacteriaceae and the order Enterobacterales. Species of this genus are known phytopathogens that cause various diseases in plants such as POTATOES. It is closely related to PECTOBACTERIUM CHRYSANTHEMI.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (dickeya) A genus of gram-negative facultatively anaerobic bacillus bacteria in the family Enterobacteriaceae comprising mainly pathogens from herbaceous plants.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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