Kingdom Bacteria Family Pseudomonadaceae Scientific name Pseudomonas pertucinogena Rank Species People also search for Pseudomonas | Class Gammaproteobacteria Genus Pseudomonas Phylum Proteobacteria Order Pseudomonadales | |
Pseudomonas pertucinogena is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile bacterium. It derives its name from the fact that it produces pertucin, a bacteriocin active against phase I organisms of Bordetella pertussis. Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. pertucinogena has been placed in the P. pertucinogena group, named after this species.
The P. pertucinogena group
P. pertucinogena lends its name to a subgroup within the genus Pseudomonas. The only other member of the P. pertucinogena subgroup is Pseudomonas denitrificans.
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