{"id":38726,"date":"2022-07-03T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T12:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/?p=38726"},"modified":"2022-07-07T18:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T12:29:50","slug":"pseudomonas-putida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/pseudomonas-putida\/","title":{"rendered":"Pseudomonas putida- An Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pseudomonas putida<\/em> is a Gram-negative flagellated rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly isolated from diverse environmental and clinical samples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These organisms are frequent inhabitants of the rhizospheric and freshwater habitats and have diverse metabolic versatility against a wide range of biogenic and xenobiotic compounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P. putida<\/em> is an uncommon cause of infections of various body sites, especially in immune-compromised individuals like newborns and cancer patients. P. putida<\/em> is a part of the fluorescent group of Pseudomonas<\/em> species as they produce different forms of fluorescent pigments. The most important characteristic that distinguishes P. putida<\/em> from P. aeruginosa<\/em> is the inability of P. putida<\/em> to hydrolyze gelatin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Besides, other features like the inability to produce any phenazine pigments, to denitrify, and to grow at 41\u00b0C also help in the differentiation of P. putida<\/em> from P. fluorescens<\/em> and P. aeruginosa<\/em> species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The genus name \u2018putida\u2019 is derived from the Latin term \u2018putida\u2019, meaning stinking or fetid, indicating the occurrence of the bacteria in spoiled food items and the aromatic odor on solid media. The species was discovered by Trevisan in 1889. Pseudomonas putida<\/em> is considered an evolutionary group that includes other species like P. fulva, P. parafulva, P. alkylphenolia<\/em> and P. monteilii<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like most Pseudomonas<\/em> species, P. putida<\/em> also exhibits some form of antibiotic resistance against certain antibiotics as a result of the presence of plasmids bearing the genes that encode antibiotic resistance.\u00a0The presence of such plasmids also increases the chances of the transfer of plasmids to other microorganisms in hospital environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P. putida<\/em> is the first patented microorganism in the world because of its ability to decompose hydrocarbons. The diverse metabolism of the organism has been exploited for its use in bioremediation and industries. Similarly, the ability to produce secondary metabolites also enables the use of P. putida<\/em> as a biocontrol agent to protect against pathogenic microorganisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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