Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun francisella

1 sense of francisella

Sense 1
Francisella, genus Francisella -- (a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans))
       => bacteria, bacterium -- ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)