Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common bacterium that can cause disease in animals, including humans. It is citrate, catalase, and oxidase positive. It is found in soil, water, skin flora, and most man-made environments throughout the world. It thrives not only in normal atmospheres, but also in hypoxic atmospheres, and has, thus, colonized many natur...
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a bacterial organism
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(from the article `ear disease`) Infection of the cartilage of the outer ear, called perichondritis, is unusual but may occur from injury or from swimming in polluted water. It is ... ...agricultural productivity. Thiobacillus denitrificans, Micrococcus denitrificans, and some species of Serratia, Pseudomonas, and Achromobacter are ... ...
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A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria commonly isolated from clinical specimens (wound, burn, and urinary tract infections). It is also found widely distributed in soil and water. P. Aeruginosa is a major agent of nosocomial infection. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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pneumonia a form of bacterial pneumonia, usually nosocomial, seen in young children and debilitated or immunocompromised adults, caused by infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa; characteristics include fever and coughing with lung nodules that may be either firm or hemorrhagic and may progress to necrosis of the alveoli wi...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a bacterial species found in soil, water, and commonly in clinical specimens (wound infections, infected burn lesions, urinary tract infections); the causative agent of blue pus; occasionally pathogenic for plants; usually causes infections in humans in whom there is a defect in host defense mechanisms. It is the type spe...
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa: The versatile 'blue-green pus bacteria' that opportunistically infects people, especially those who are immunocompromised. Pseudomonas rarely causes infection in healthy individuals but it is a major cause of hospital acquired (nosocomial) infections. It tends to infect people with immunodeficiency or burns and those with in...
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