What is Pseudomonas Bacteria?
Pseudomonas bacteria are any bacteria of the Pseudomonas genus of gamma proteobacteria. This type of bacteria is often infectious and has many characteristics in common with other pathogenic bacteria. They occur very commonly in water and some types of plant seeds, and for this reason, were observed very early on in the history of microbiology. The name Pseudomonas literally means “false unit.
Pseudomonas bacteria are any bacteria of the Pseudomonas genus of gamma proteobacteria. This type of bacteria is often infectious and has many characteristics in common with other pathogenic bacteria. They occur very commonly in water and some types of plant seeds, and for this reason, were observed very early on in the history of microbiology. The name Pseudomonas literally means “false unit.” Pseudomonas bacteria are rod-shaped like many other bacterial strains, and are Gram-negative. This means that when stained with a certain violet-red dye according to the Gram staining protocol, they do not retain the dye’s color after being washed. This fact gives important clues about the structure of the cell wall of Pseudomonas bacteria. It shows that it is resistant to certain types of antibiotics, which fact is proving to be increasingly relevant.
