Bacterium
pseudomonas alcaligenes
[ soo-dom-uh-nuh s, -nas al-kuh-lij-uh-neez ]
Subclass of:
Pseudomonas
Definitions related to pseudomonas alcaligenes:
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A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, non spore forming, can degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and is used as a soil inoculant for bioremediation purposes. P. alcaligenes is rarely an opportunistic pathogen.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of gram-negative bacteria in the genus PSEUDOMONAS. It cannot utilize FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; or MALTOSE for energy.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Pseudomonas alcaligenes.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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