the following information is not yet verified
General information
Its name come from the production of the soluble fluorescent pigment pyoverdin
Taxonomy
Family: Pseudomonadaceae
Natural habitat
Isolated from soil, plants, water surfaces, rarely from clinical samples.
Clinical significance
They are common course of food contamination.
In food, P. fluorescens is a common contaminant, especially since it actively enjoys lower temperatures like those found in fridges.
Dairy products are especially vulnerable to P. fluorescens contamination.
the following information is not yet verified
Gram-negative rods.
0.7-0.8 by 2.3-2.8 µm
they are usually thinner than Enterobacteriaceae
Obligate Aerobic
BA: they do not possess distinctive colony morphology and are non-hemolytic.
They do not smell and do not produce pyocyanine only pyoverdine.
McConkey: growth, non lactose fermenter
BBAØ: no growth
James Versalovic et al.(2011) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10th Edition
Karen C. Carrol et al (2019) Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 12th Edition