A comparison was made of denitrification by Pseudomonas stutzeri, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Paracoccus denitrificans. Although all three organisms reduced nitrate to dinitrogen gas, they did so at different rates and accumulated different kinds and amounts of intermediates. Their rates of anaerobic growth on nitrate varied about 1.5-fold; concomitant gas production varied more than 8-fold. Ce...

BACKGROUND Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection remains a life-threatening complication after solid organ transplantation (SOT). We aimed to investigate the distribution and drug susceptibility of pathogens, and clinical characteristics of SOT recipients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. MATERIAL/METHODS A total of 55 SOT recipients who developed 61 episodes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infect...

We report the annotated genome sequence of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain NCGM1179, which is highly resistant to carbapenems, aminoglycosides, and fluoroquinolones and is emerging at medical facilities in Japan.

the combustion of sulfur-rich fossil fuels leads to the release of acid rain-causing sulfurdioxide into the environment. the aim of this study was to enhance the efficiency of biodesulfurizationusing pseudomonas aeruginosa through the duplication of the dsz cluster in this organism. one copy ofthe dsz cluster was inserted by a tri-parental mating method into the chromosome of pseudomonasaerugin...

objective: the effect of ceftazidime on pseudomonas aeruginosa, with or without application of 1 mhz therapeutic ultrasound, was studied. method: an aqueous suspension of microorganisms in a sterile, sealed plate was placed in an ultrasonic tank operating at 1 mhz. different power outputs were used. after desired time of exposure to the ultrasound, each sample was plated separately and after in...

We observed a significant increase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremias during 2002. Eighty-five microbiological samples were taken from different potential sources of infection. Twenty-nine out of 46 specimens obtained from water taps, shower heads and siphons tested positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Weekly pharyngeal and rectal swabs in high risk patients, use of tap water after running t...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess whether serology and spirometry and the combination of both can complement culture-based detection for earlier recognition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in children with cystic fibrosis. METHODS A 4 year longitudinal prospective study that included 67 Slovenian children with cystic fibrosis with a mean age of 10.5 years was conducted. Serol...

The present study was conducted to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from sputum samples of lower respiratory tract infection patients admitted to different hospitals of Karachi. Most of the hospitals are hampered with high frequency of nosocomial infections generally caused by multiresistant nosocomial pathogen. Among Gram-negative pathogens Pseudomonas ...

BACKGROUND Pseudomonas aeruginosa may cause severe or even fatal infection in hosts with immunodeficiency. Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a newly discovered pro-inflammatory cytokine, which promotes the recruitment and activation of neutrophils in the respiratory tract by inducing release of chemokine C-X-C. OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to explore the role of IL-17 in host defense against ac...