Pseudomonas stutzeri

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Classification

Domain Bacteria; Phylum Proteobacteria; Class Gammaproteobacteria; Order Pseudomonadales; family PseudomonadaceaeNCBI

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Pseudomonas stutzeri

Description and Significance

Description of the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why it is important.

Genome Structure

Description of the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?

Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.

Ecology and Pathogenesis

Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

References

Lalucat, Jorge, Antoni Bennasar, Rafael Bosch, Elena Garcia-Valdes, and Norberto Palleroni. “Biology of Pseudomonas Stutzeri.” Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 70, no. 2 (June 2006): 510–547.

Author

This page still under construction. Authored by William Baughman, Kathleen Balaze, and Andrew Bruce, students of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.