Biochemical Test of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
| Basic Characteristics | Properties (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) |
| Capsule | Non-Capsulated |
| Catalase | Positive (+ve) |
| Cetrimide Test | Positive (+ve) |
| Citrate | Positive (+ve) |
| Coagulase | Negative (-ve) |
| Flagella | Flagellated (Single) |
| Gas | Negative (-ve) |
| Gelatin Hydrolysis | Positive (+ve) |
| Gram Staining | Negative (-ve) |
| H2S | Negative (-ve) |
| Hemolysis | Beta Hemolytic |
| Indole | Negative (-ve) |
| Motility | Motile (Unipolar) |
| MR (Methyl Red) | Negative (-ve) |
| Nitrate Reduction | Positive (+ve) |
| OF (Oxidative-Fermentative) | Oxidative |
| Oxidase | Positive (+ve) |
| Pigment | Positive (+ve) (Blue/Green) |
| Shape | Rod |
| Spore | Non-Sporing |
| TSIA (Triple Sugar Iron Agar) | Alkali/Alkali (Red/Red) |
| Urease | Negative (-ve) |
| VP (Voges Proskauer) | Negative (-ve) |
| Fermentation of | |
| Adonitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Arabinose | Negative (-ve) |
| Cellobiose | Negative (-ve) |
| DNase | Negative (-ve) |
| Erythritol | Negative (-ve) |
| Fructose | Positive (+ve) |
| Galactose | Negative (-ve) |
| Glucose | Positive (+ve) |
| Hippurate | Negative (-ve) |
| Inositol | Negative (-ve) |
| Inulin | Negative (-ve) |
| Lactose | Negative (-ve) |
| Malonate | Positive (+ve) |
| Maltose | Negative (-ve) |
| Mannitol | Positive (+ve) |
| Mannose | Negative (-ve) |
| Mucate | Negative (-ve) |
| MyoInositol | Negative (-ve) |
| Rhamnose | Negative (-ve) |
| Ribose | Positive (+ve) |
| Sorbitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Starch | Negative (-ve) |
| Sucrose | Negative (-ve) |
| Tartrate | Negative (-ve) |
| Trehalose | Negative (-ve) |
| Xylose | Negative (-ve) |
| Enzymatic Reactions | |
| Acetate Utilization | Positive (+ve) |
| Arginine Dehydrolase | Positive (+ve) |
| Esculin Hydrolysis | Negative (-ve) |
| Lecithinase | Negative (-ve) |
| Lipase | Positive (+ve) |
| Lysine | Negative (-ve) |
| Ornithine Decarboxylase | Negative (-ve) |
| Phenylalanine Deaminase | Negative (-ve) |
Biochemical Test of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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In my Pseudomonas is unable to ferment sugars especially glucose. Please reply
Pseudomonas is glucose positive, means it ferments glucose.
Isn’t Pseudomonas non-fermentative and oxidative in nature?