Translingual

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

Proper noun

Erwinia f

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

Hypernyms

• (genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Gamma Proteobacteria - class; Enterobacteriales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Erwinia amylovora (fire blight), Erwinia aphidicola, Erwinia billingiae, Erwinia mallotivora, Erwinia papayae, Erwinia persicina, Erwinia psidii, Erwinia pyrifoliae, Erwinia rhapontici, Erwinia toletana, Erwinia tracheiphila (species)
  • Candidatus Erwinia dacicola (species, incompletely described)