Pseudomonas
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| Pseudomonas | |
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| colourized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a number of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Pseudomonadales |
| Family: | Pseudomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudomonas Migula 1894 |
| Type species | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Pseudomonas is a genus of gamma proteobacteria, belonging to the larger family of pseudomonads. Pseudomonas bacteria can be found in many different environments such as soil, water, and plant and animal tissue.
