Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CIP 59.44, ATCC 33358, NCTC 11450)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 121/1956-231 is an obligate aerobe, Gram-negative, motile bacterium of the family Pseudomonadaceae.
Gram-negative motile rod-shaped obligate aerobe genome sequence BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order Pseudomonadales |
| Family Pseudomonadaceae |
| Genus Pseudomonas |
| Species Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Full scientific name Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Schroeter 1872) Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (2) |
Physiology and metabolism
Spore formation
| @ref | Spore formation | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125439 | 99.793 |
Metabolite utilization
Enzymes
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | - | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 34133 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | from API zym | |
| 34133 | oxidase | + | ||
| 68382 | trypsin | + | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 34133 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
API zym
Sequence information
Genome sequences
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | IMG accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66792 | 43222_A02 assembly for Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCTC11450 | contig | GCA_900455165   | 287.9412  | 287 | 70.65 | | |
| 66792 | ASM144495v1 assembly for Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 33358 | scaffold | GCA_001444955 | 287.1992 | 2660238005  | 287 | 25.56 | |
Genome browser: GCA_900455165
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzymology | Capillary electrophoresis-single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis for rapid identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other gram-negative nonfermenting bacilli recovered from patients with cystic fibrosis. | Ghozzi R, Morand P, Ferroni A, Beretti JL, Bingen E, Segonds C, Husson MO, Izard D, Berche P, Gaillard JL. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3374-3379.1999 | 1999 | |
| Metabolism | Skin-Derived C-Terminal Filaggrin-2 Fragments Are Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Directed Antimicrobials Targeting Bacterial Replication. | Hansmann B, Schroder JM, Gerstel U. | PLoS Pathog | 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005159 | 2015 | |
| Metabolism | Evidence that WapB is a 1,2-glucosyltransferase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa involved in Lipopolysaccharide outer core biosynthesis. | Kocincova D, Hao Y, Vinogradov E, Lam JS. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.00032-11 | 2011 | |
| Innate immune responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. | Lavoie EG, Wangdi T, Kazmierczak BI. | Microbes Infect | 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.07.011 | 2011 | | |
| Metabolism | lfnA from Pseudomonas aeruginosa O12 and wbuX from Escherichia coli O145 encode membrane-associated proteins and are required for expression of 2,6-dideoxy-2-acetamidino-L-galactose in lipopolysaccharide O antigen. | King JD, Mulrooney EF, Vinogradov E, Kneidinger B, Mead K, Lam JS. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.01708-07 | 2008 | |
| Enzymology | Isolation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against alkaline phosphatase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. | Husson MO, Mielcarek C, Gavini F, Caron C, Izard D, Leclerc H. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.27.5.1115-1118.1989 | 1989 | |
| Prevalence of gca, a gene involved in synthesis of A-band common antigen polysaccharide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. | Currie HL, Lightfoot J, Lam JS. | Clin Diagn Lab Immunol | 10.1128/cdli.2.5.554-562.1995 | 1995 | | |
| Phage display and bacterial expression of a recombinant Fab specific for Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O6 lipopolysaccharide. | Tout NL, Lam JS. | Clin Diagn Lab Immunol | 10.1128/cdli.4.2.147-155.1997 | 1997 | | |
| Monoclonal antibodies that distinguish inner core, outer core, and lipid A regions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipopolysaccharide. | de Kievit TR, Lam JS. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.176.23.7129-7139.1994 | 1994 | | |
| Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against serotype strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. | Lam JS, MacDonald LA, Lam MY, Duchesne LG, Southam GG. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.55.5.1051-1057.1987 | 1987 | | |
| Protection of immunocompromised mice against lethal infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa by active or passive immunization with recombinant P. aeruginosa outer membrane protein F and outer membrane protein I fusion proteins. | von Specht BU, Knapp B, Muth G, Broker M, Hungerer KD, Diehl KD, Massarrat K, Seemann A, Domdey H. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.63.5.1855-1862.1995 | 1995 | | |
| Enzymology | Monoclonal antibodies against Pseudomonas aeruginosa outer membrane antigens: isolation and characterization. | Hancock RE, Wieczorek AA, Mutharia LM, Poole K. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.37.1.166-171.1982 | 1982 | |
| Metabolism | Influence of culture conditions on expression of the 40-kilodalton porin protein of Vibrio anguillarum serotype O2. | Davey ML, Hancock RE, Mutharia LM. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.64.1.138-146.1998 | 1998 | |
| Genetics | Analysis by the reductive-cleavage method of a polysaccharide containing 2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-D- and -L-galactopyranosyl residues. | D'Ambra AJ, Gray GR | Carbohydr Res | 10.1016/0008-6215(94)84281-7 | 1994 | |
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