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Pseudomonas aeruginosa facts for kids
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | |
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| P. aeruginosa on an XLD agar plate. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Pseudomonadales |
| Family: | Pseudomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudomonas |
| Species: | P. aeruginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Schröter 1872) Migula 1900 |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium that causes many drug-resistant diseases acquired in hospitals. It uses a wide range of organic material for food; in animals, the versatility enables the organism to infect damaged tissues or people with reduced immunity.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa culture
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Gram-stained P. aeruginosa bacteria (pink-red rods)
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Phagocytosis of P. aeruginosa by neutrophil in patient with bloodstream infection (Gram stain)
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Production of pyocyanin, water-soluble green pigment of P. aeruginosa (left tube)
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa fluorescence under UV illumination
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The antibiogram of P. aeruginosa on Mueller-Hinton agar