Family Pseudomonadaceae
slight skin rash or an ear or eye infection.
However, if you are already unwell or have a
PSEUDOMONAS
weaker immune system, pseudomonas can
Pseudomonas is a kind of bacterium
produce a serious infection. It can be fatal in
(germ) present in the environment, such as
persons with cystic fibrosis, cancer, or burns.
soil and water. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the
If you have a Pseudomonas infection,
most common kind of Pseudomonas that
medications may typically successfully treat
causes pathogens, can develop diseases in the
it. However, the infection might be difficult
blood, lungs (pneumonia), or other regions of
to entirely eradicate. This is because many
the body following surgery.
common antibiotics are ineffective against
Pseudomonas is a Gram-negative
bacteria
that
belongs
Pseudomonadales,
to
the
the
Pseudomonadaceae,
and
Pseudomonas.
order
Life Cycle
family
the
genus
Pseudomonas. The family consists of about
eight
groups
and
191
species, with
Pseudomonas aeruginosa serving as the type
species.
In 1890, Walter Migula loosely
characterized these Gram-negative motile
microbes and called them Pseudomonas.
It has recently been proposed that
Pseudomonas may be the common nucleator
of ice crystals in clouds, implying that the
organism plays an essential role in the
development of snow and rain all over the
world.
Neutropenia contributes to infection
in
cancer patients
and
others
using
immunosuppressive medicines. There are
various virulence factors in Pseudomonas
aeruginosa,
but
their
References:
involvement in
pathogenesis are unknown. Alginate is
antiphagocytic, and the majority of isolated
isolates generate toxin A, a diphtheria-toxinlike exotoxin. Endotoxin, a key virulence
factor in bacteremia and septic shock, is
present in all strains.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection | HAI |
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https://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/pseudo
monas.html
PSEUDOMONAS. (n.d.). National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health.
https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/dmlt/Mic
robiology/Lesson-28.pdf
Iglewski, B. H. (1996). Pseudomonas.
Medical Microbiology - NCBI Bookshelf.
You might not become sick from it if
you're in good health. Others just have a
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8
326/