Pseudomonadaceae

Question 0

Pseudomonadaceae Characteristics

Answer 0

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

4 genera: Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas, Frateuria, Zoogloea

Question 1

Pseudomonas characteristics

Answer 1

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

Growth on MAC, EMB

Question 2

Pseudomonas

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Pseudomonas aeruginosa characteristics

Answer 3

G-B

Grape-like odor
Green colonies - pyocyanin and pyoverdin

Most common; Leading cause of nosocomial infections.

Question 4

Xanthomonas maltophilia characteristics

Answer 4

Only OXI- of Pseudomonadaceae

Question 5

P. aeruginosa diseases

Answer 5

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