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{{Taxobox
| Also known as:
|name =''Pseudomonas aerginosa''
| ''P.aeruginosa''
|phylum =Proteobacteria
|class =Gamma Proteobacteria
|order =Pseudomonadales
|family =Pseudomonadaceae
[[File:Pseudomonas aer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> microscopic image of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.(Y_tambe
|genus =Pseudomonas
|species =''P.aerginosa''
}}
[[File:Pseudomonas aer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> microscopic image of ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa''.(Y_tambe
2005, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
2005, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
==Overview==
==Overview==
''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' is a species of the ''[[Pseudomonas species - Overview|pseudomonas]]'' genus. It causes opportunistic infections requiring predisposing factors.
''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' is a species of the ''[[Pseudomonas species - Overview|pseudomonas]]'' genus. It causes opportunistic infections requiring predisposing factors.
'''Mink'''
'''Mink'''
''P.aeruginosa'' causes haemorrhagic pneumonia and septicaemia in mink with 50% mortality via a [[Haemostasis - Pathology#Secondary Thrombocytopenic Disease|secondary thrombocytopenic disease]].
''P.aeruginosa'' causes haemorrhagic pneumonia and septicaemia in mink with 50% mortality via a [[Platelet Abnormalities|secondary thrombocytopenic disease]].
'''Cows'''
'''Cows'''
''P.aeruginosa'' causes[[Mastitis|Bovine mastitis]] associated with contaminated water used for washing udders; also [[Metritis]], pneumonia, dermatitis and [[:Category:Intestine - Inflammatory Pathology|enteritis]] in cattle.
''P.aeruginosa'' causes [[Mastitis|bovine mastitis]] associated with contaminated water used for washing udders; also metritis, pneumonia, dermatitis and [[:Category:Intestine - Inflammatory Pathology|enteritis]] in cattle.
'''Sheep'''
'''Sheep'''
''P.aeruginosa'' causes [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Ovine fleece rot|Ovine fleece rot]], also mastitis, pneumonia and otitis media.
''P.aeruginosa'' causes [[Ovine Fleece Rot|ovine fleece rot]], also mastitis, pneumonia and otitis media.
'''Reptiles'''
'''Reptiles'''
'''Pigs'''
'''Pigs'''
''P.aeruginosa'' causes [[Diseases of the conducting airways|respiratory infections]] and otitis in pigs.
''P.aeruginosa'' causes respiratory infections and otitis in pigs.
'''Horses'''
'''Horses'''
'''Dogs and cats'''
'''Dogs and cats'''
''P.aeruginosa'' causes [[Otitis Externa - Small Animal|otitis externa]], [[Cystitis|cystitis]], pneumonia and ulcerative keratitis in dogs and cats.
''P.aeruginosa'' causes [[Otitis Externa - Cat and Dog|otitis externa]], [[Cystitis|cystitis]], pneumonia and ulcerative keratitis in dogs and cats.
It can also cause [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Deep pyoderma|deep pyoderma]] in all species.
It can also cause [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Deep pyoderma|deep pyoderma]] in all species.
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
''P.aeruginosa'' bacteria have multiple antibiotic resistance, mediated by large plasmids carrying resistance genes and also chromosomal genes and mutations. Gentamicin or tobramycin with carbenicillin or ticarcillin, as well as polymyxin B are effective.
''P.aeruginosa'' bacteria have multiple antibiotic resistance, mediated by large plasmids carrying resistance genes and also chromosomal genes and mutations. Gentamicin or tobramycin with carbenicillin or ticarcillin, as well as polymyxin B are effective.
{{Learning
|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Pseudomonas+aeruginosa%22%29+AND+od%3A%28Mink%29 ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' in mink publications]
[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Pseudomonas+aeruginosa%22%29+AND+od%3A%28cattle%29 ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' in cattle publications]
[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Pseudomonas+aeruginosa%22%29+AND+od%3A%28sheep%29 ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' in sheep publications]
[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=%28%28title%3A%28%22Pseudomonas+aeruginosa%22%29+AND+up%3A%28reptiles%29%29%29+OR+%28%28title%3A%28%22Pseudomonas+aeruginosa%22%29+AND+od%3A%28reptiles%29%29%29 ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' in reptiles publications]
[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Pseudomonas+aeruginosa%22%29+AND+od%3A%28pigs%29 ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' in pigs publications]
[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Pseudomonas+aeruginosa%22%29+AND+od%3A%28horses%29 ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' in horses publications]
[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Pseudomonas+aeruginosa%22%29+AND+%28od%3A%28dogs%29+OR+od%3A%28cats%29%29 ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' in dogs and cats publications]
[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Pseudomonas+aeruginosa%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&publishedstart=2000&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all&x=31&y=4 ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' publications since 2000]
}}
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