What is Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
{{italictitle}} {{Taxobox | name = ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' | image = Pseudomonas aeruginosa SEM.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Scanning electron micrograph of ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' | regnum = [[Bacterium|Bacteria]] | phylum = [[Proteobacteria]] | classis = [[Gammaproteobacteria]] | ordo = [[Pseudomonadales]] | familia = [[Pseudomonadaceae]] | genus = ''[[Pseudomonas]]'' | species = '''''P. aeruginosa''''' | binomial = ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' | binomial_authority = (Schröter 1872)<br>[[Walter Migula|Migula]] 1900 }} [[File:Pseudomonas aeruginosa 01.jpg|thumb|''P. aeruginosa'' on [[agar plate]]]] [[File:Bacterial horizontal gene transfer.jpg|thumb|[[Horizontal gene transfer]] types - [[Transduction (genetics)|transduction]], [[Transformation (genetics)|transformation]] and conjugation]] '''''Pseudomonas aeruginosa''''' is a is a highly virulent and multidrug [[Antibiotic resistance|resistant]] [[bacterium]], primarily targeting individuals with reduced [[Immunity (medical)|immunity]]. It was firstly described, isolated and recognised as a [[pathogen]] in the end of 19th century. ''P. aeruginosa'' causes between 10% and 20% of all [[infection]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Anderson|first1=T. R.|last2=Slotkin|first2=T. A.|date=1975-08-15|title=Maturation of the adrenal medulla--IV. Effects of morphine|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7|journal=Biochemical Pharmacology|volume=24|issue=16|pages=1469–1474|doi=10.1016/0006-2952(75)90020-9|issn=1873-2968|pmid=7}}</ref> It is on the ‘critical’ category list of the [[World Health Organization|World Health Organisation (WHO)]] for research and developing the new drugs.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Makar|first1=A. B.|last2=McMartin|first2=K. E.|last3=Palese|first3=M.|last4=Tephly|first4=T. R.|date=June 1975|title=Formate assay in body fluids: application in methanol poisoning|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1|journal=Biochemical Medicine|volume=13|issue=2|pages=117–126|doi=10.1016/0006-2944(75)90147-7|issn=0006-2944|pmid=1}}</ref> == Biology == ''P.