Chapter 16

Question 1

Where are pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species found?

Answer 1

Widely distributed in soil and water

Question 2

True or false: Pseudomonas aeruginosa can colonize humans

Answer 2

True, as a saprophyte frequently present in small numbers in the normal intestinal flora and on the skin of humans

Question 3

Major pathogen of Acinetobacter genus:

Answer 3

Acinotebacter baumannii

Question 4

Where is A baumannii frequently encountered?

Answer 4

It is a significant nosocomial pathogen; most present in ICUs; resistant to multiple antibiotics

Question 5

Pseudomonas are:

Answer 5

Gram (-), motile, aerobic rods, some produce water-soluble pigments; distributed widely in soil, water, plants, and animals.

Question 6

True or false: other bacteria from the Pseudomonas group often cause disease

Answer 6

False, other pseudomonas rarely cause disease

Question 7

Pseudomonas causes:

Answer 7

Opportunistic infections, especially in people with neutropenia