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Pseudomonadaceae Characteristics

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G-B, straight to curving
Strict aerobes
Non-fermentative
CAT+
Most OXI+
Motile via polar flagella

4 genera: Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas, Frateuria, Zoogloea

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Pseudomonas characteristics

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Strict aerobes
G-B
OXI+
CAT+
Oxidation +
NLF
Polar flagella

Growth on MAC, EMB

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Pseudomonas

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Mainly opportunistic
Soil and water

Most common: P. aeruginosa

Others: P. fluorescens, P. paucimobilis, P. putida, P. stutzeri, P. cepacia, P. pseudomallei, P. mallei, X. maltophilia

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa characteristics

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G-B

Grape-like odor
Green colonies - pyocyanin and pyoverdin

Most common; Leading cause of nosocomial infections.

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Xanthomonas maltophilia characteristics

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Only OXI- of Pseudomonadaceae

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P. aeruginosa diseases

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Nosocomial infections
Pneumonia
UTI
Septicemia
Wound infections 
Endocarditis
Otitis media
Meningitis
Corneal ulcers
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