Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Pseudomonas aeruginosa


Pseudomonas aeruginosa has some brilliant reactions on specific media. We only culture it on TSA, but if we let it grow for more than 24 hours the dense colonies turn a blue-green color. My favorite reaction is on Centrimide agar, where it turns a fantastic florescent yellow-green. It likes to lurk in dirty hot tubs, so beware!

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