Growth and laboratory maintenance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common, free-living, Gram-negative bacterium that can cause significant disease as an opportunistic pathogen. Rapid growth, facile genetics, and a large suite of virulence-related phenotypes make P. aeruginosa a common model organism to study Gram-negative opportunistic p...

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Published inCurrent protocols in microbiology (Online) Vol. Chapter 6; p. Unit 6E.1.
Main Authors LaBauve, Annette E, Wargo, Matthew J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2012
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Bacteriological Techniques - methods
Preservation, Biological
Pseudomonas aeruginosa - growth & development
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Summary:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common, free-living, Gram-negative bacterium that can cause significant disease as an opportunistic pathogen. Rapid growth, facile genetics, and a large suite of virulence-related phenotypes make P. aeruginosa a common model organism to study Gram-negative opportunistic pathogens and basic microbiology. This unit describes the basic laboratory growth and maintenance of P. aeruginosa.
ISSN:1934-8533
DOI:10.1002/9780471729259.mc06e01s25