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Basic characters. |
Gram negative rods. Highly motile - polar flagella. Obligate aerobes. Mucoid capsules - also helps in biofilm formation. |
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Cultural characters |
Grows at wide range of temperatures (6-42oC) Blue pigmentation (Pycocyanin). Green pigmentation (Flurescein/pyoverdin) Others: Pyorubin (red), Pyomelanin (brown) |
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Media: |
Grows on MacConkey as non lactose fermenting colonies. Hemolysis on blood agar plate. growth with metallic sheen on DCA media. |
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Biochemical characteristics: |
Positives: Glucose utilization with only acid production, growth on cetrimide agar, oxidase, catalase, and nitrate reduction. Negatives: Indole, MR, VP and H2S tests. |
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Common infections: |
Noscomial infections Most common: suppurative otitis. |
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Lesion infections found in?? |
Infections of wounds and bedsores. Eye and urinary tract infections. Can cause serious infections in burnt lesions. |
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Skin lesions? |
Ecthyma gangrenosum. |
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Immunosupressive therapies may cause?? |
Septicemia Endocarditis. |
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Resistance: |
resistant to most antibiotics. Can survive in minimal nutrients. |
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Resistant to disinfectants such as? |
QUATs. Chloroxylenol. Hexachloropropane. |