Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other related species

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa was first obtained in pure culture by Gessard in 1882 from cutaneous wounds which had a blue green discolouration1 and is the major human pathogen from a large genus of strictly aerobic Gram-negative rods which are widely distributed in nature.2 The majority of P aeruginosa strains produce at least two pigments, a fluorescent yellow pigment and a blue pigment called pyocyanin, which...

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