Pseudomonas

Pseudomonas are commonly found in?

Aquatic and soil

What species of Pseudomonas is specialized in mammalian parasite

P.mallei

What is the motility has used by pseudomonas spp? and which species is non-motile

Polar flagella, P.mallei (Non-motile)

True or false

Pseudomonas are rod shape, but it is oxidase negative?

False, They are rod shape but positive in oxidase

Which species is causes green wool in sheep?

P. aeruginosa

True or false

P. aeruginosa is low virulence but cause non-suppurative infections in domestic animals

False, they can cause suppurative infections

P. aeruginosa, they are common in intestinal contents of_______ and can result in early _________ of meat

Chicken, meat

True or False

P. aeruginosa are Motile by one to three polar flagella and capsule sometimes present

True

Which species is recognized by bright green pigment and grape-like odor

P. aeruginosa

What substances does P. aeruginosa produce for grape-like odor?

aminoacetophenone

What components does the P. aeruginosa produce that gives yellow-green

Fluorescein

What components does the P. aeruginosa produce that gives bluish green

Pyocyanin

Some strains of pseudomonas can lose ability to form pigment because of?

prolonged culture

Apyocyanogenic strains fairy common and identified by their mucoid growth on ________??

potassium gluconate medium

P. aerugenosa__________ appears on surface of growths on solid media

Opalescent sheen

What is the optimal temperature growth of Pseudomonas?

4 to 42'C (Wide range)

Most strains from lesions __________ and are urease _______ and hemolytic

liquefy gelatin, positive

Toxic products of Pseudomonas which destroys elastin in lung parenchyma

Toxin A, alkaline proteases and elastase

which toxin inhibits protein synthesis and contributes to lesion development in _______?? (two answer)

Toxin A and Burn infections

What toxin does the Pseudomonas species produce that kills other strains?

bacteriocin

What is the name of the protein used in typing bacterial strains?

Pyocin

Which toxic inhibits the protein synthesis?

Toxin A

Used to distinguish between P. aeruginosa strains of the same 0 group

Phage typing

It is Important in production of edema, induration, hemorrhage and necrosis observed in skin lesions

Toxin A and protease

it produced by organism for antiphagocytic and facilitates

Slime layer

Which is more virulent? organism from the environment or lesion?

Lesion

What are disease of swine that are infected by P.aeruginosa?

Necrotic pneumonia, enteritis, rhinitis

What are disease of cattle that are infected by P.aeruginosa?

• Lesion w/ traumatic reticulopericarditis

• Bovine mastitis

• Infertility, uteritis, cervicitis, vaginitis, sporadic, abortion, spermicidal

• balanoposthitis in bulls

What are disease of Horse that are infected by P.aeruginosa?

• Metritis and infertility

• Traumatized cornea in racing horse

What are disease of Dog that are infected by P.aeruginosa?

Suppurative otitis externa

What are disease of Sheep that are infected by P.aeruginosa?

green wool/ fleece rot

What are disease of Minks that are infected by P.aeruginosa?

Hemorrhagic pneumonia

Why Pseudomonas are multiple resistance in antibiotics?

Present of R factor