Pseudomonas monteillii

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Gram stain Culture

General information
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  Taxonomy
  Family: Pseudomonadaceae
  
  P. monteillii belongs to the Fluorescent Group
  
  Natural habitat
  Isolated from soil, plants, water surfaces, rarely from clinical samples,
  and isolated from human clinical samples like placenta, stool, bile, biological fluid, bronchial aspirate, urine and pleura fluid.
  
  Clinical significance
  Unknown, possible opportunistic pathogen.
Gram stain
- the following information is not yet verified
  Gram-negative rods, straight or slightly curved
  
  0.5-0.8 by 1.5-3.0 µm
  
  They are usually thinner than Enterobacteriacea
Culture characteristics
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  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
Characteristics
References
- James Versalovic et al.(2011) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10th Edition