Pseudomonas oryzihabitans
1. Classification
a. Higher order taxa
Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Gammaproteobacteria Order: Pseudomonadales Family: Pseudomonadaceae Genus: Pseudomonas Species: Pseudomonas oryzihabitans
2. Introduction
Pseudomonas oryzihabitans is a rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacterium known to cause infections in humans, in both immunocompromised and non-immunocompromised individuals. Some infections that P. oryzihabitans can cause include nosocomial (hospital-acquired) sepsis, bacteremia, endophthalmitis, and peritonitis (1). In other unique cases, P. oryzihabitans has been documented to cause urinary tract infections and green nail syndrome (2, 3). P. oryzihabitans is commonly found in hospital settings, on respiratory equipment and unsterilized medical tools (1). In nature, P. oryzihabitans can be found in moist environments, like soil, rice paddies, running or standing water, and groundwater (4,5). In these environments, P. oryzihabitans has potential to promote root growth via suppressing parasitic nematode populations, making it easier to grow and maintain certain crops (6). Additionally, P. oryzihabitans has a positive growth effect on members of the cucurbit family affected by Bacterial Fruit Blotch disease (BFB) (7). P. oryzihabitans also negatively impacts the growth of Muskmelon by causing stem and leaf rot (8). Overall, in this paper we discuss how P. oryzihabitans is a multifaceted organism that plays various roles ecologically, agriculturally, and medically that has not been compiled previously.
3. Genome structure
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4. Cell structure
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5. Metabolic processes
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6. Ecology
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7. Pathology
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
8. Current Research
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9. References
It is required that you add at least five primary research articles (in same format as the sample reference below) that corresponds to the info that you added to this page. [Sample reference] Faller, A., and Schleifer, K. "Modified Oxidase and Benzidine Tests for Separation of Staphylococci from Micrococci". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 1981. Volume 13. p. 1031-1035.
