Erwinia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Erwinia \Erwinia\ prop. n. [after Erwin F. Smith, an American
     pathologist. --RHUD]
     a genus of rod-shaped motile bacteria, classed among the
     {Enterobacteriaceae}, that may attack plants. Species of
     {Erwinia} may also be cultured on artificial growth media.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  erwinia
       n : rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants