What is Pseudomonas?

Pseudomonas is any bacteria in the genus Pseudomonas of Proteus gamma The bacteria are often infectious and have many of the same properties as other pathogens They are common in water and some types of plant seeds, which is why they have been observed for a long time Like many other strains, Pseudomonas are rod-shaped and gram-negative This means that when a particular dye is stained according to the Gram's dyeing protocol, the color of the dye will not be retained after washing This fact provides an important clue to the cell wall structure of these bacteria and shows that they are resistant to some types of antibiotics, which is why they are more and more concerned Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the Pseudomonas, which is the cause of the increase in the number of patients in hospital, especially for cancer patients and severely burned patients The nutritional requirements of this pathogen are very low, which can be demonstrated by its presence in distilled water It likes to grow at 37 degrees Celsius, so it is especially suitable for infecting human tissues It should be noted that this bacteria is often harmless in the skin and body of healthy people Some Pseudomonas are also pathogenic to plant life Interestingly, they have a tendency to infect specific plants in a specific way, and use specific strategies to do so Although not strictly plant pathogens, these bacteria can affect crops in other ways, often causing problems in mushroom cultivation As these bacteria are naturally infectious, they can actually be used to resist other agricultural pathogens Since the 1980s, specific Pseudomonas such as fluorescent Pseudomonas have been directly applied to soil and plant seeds to prevent the growth of pathogens in crops Using one pathogen to stop another is called biological control Another kind of Pseudomonas with biological control function is Pseudomonas chloroaphis, which can produce an antibiotic by itself, which is specially used to deal with some fungi attacking plants The research of biological control is continuing, and it is likely that there are other beneficial characteristics of Pseudomonas.