Pseudomonas luteola is an opportunistic pathogen, found ubiquitously in damp environments.

Originally designated in the Chryseomonas genus, the species has since been reassigned to
the Pseudomonas genus.

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 1 Morphology

 2 Biosorption

 3 Pathenogenicity

 4 References

Morphology [edit]
Pseudomonas luteola is a Gram-negative, motile aerobe. Its motility is created by multitrichous
flagella. They grow as rods of 0.8 μm to 2.5 μm.[2] Colonies produce a yellow-orange pigment. Optimal
temperature for growth is 30°C. Importantly for classification, it grows best on heart infusion agar
supplemented with 5% horse blood.[3] It is also able to grow on TSA, Nutrient Agar, Mac Conkey or
CASA Agar.[2]

Biosorption [edit]
Pseudomonas luteola can absorb certain heavy metals such as Cr(VI) and Al(III).[4] Both ions are
found in industrial wastewaters.[4] These metals are specifically targeted by P. luteola strain
TEM05.[4] Under relatively acidic conditions (pH: 4 and 5 for each ion respectively). [4] Experiments
indicated a maximum adsorption capacity of 55.2 mg g-1 for Al(III) and 3.0 mg g-1 for Cr(VI).[4]

This same strain is also known to produce an exopolysaccharide (EPS) utilized in the adsorption of
nickel and copper.[5] In order to adsorb Ni and Cu at significant levels, the strain must be immobilized
in a calcium alginate beads. With this enhancement, maximum adsorption capacities range from
45.87-50.81 mg g-1 and 52.91-61.73 mg g-1, respectively.[5]

Pathenogenicity [edit]
The pathogenic form of Pseudomonas luteola is a saprophyte.[2] It is an opportunistic pathogen that
can cause bacteremia, meningitis, prosthetic valveendocarditis, peritonis in humans and animals.[2] P.
luteola is registered by the CDC as group Ve-1.[3] Most strains are susceptible to broad-spectrum
antibiotics, such as cephalosporins, aminosids, and ciprofloxacin. [3] However, infections associated
with foreign material are highly resistant, and infected prostheses have to be removed if possible. [3]

References [edit]

1. ^ Anzai, Yojiro; Kudo, Yuko; Oyaizu, Hiroshi (1997). "The Phylogeny of the

Genera Chryseomonas, Flavimonas, and Pseudomonas Supports Synonymy of These Three

 Genera". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 47 (2): 249–51. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-

249. PMID 9103607.

2. ^ a b c d http://www.tgw1916.net/Pseudomonas/luteola.html[full citation needed]

3. ^ a b c d Chihab, Wafae; Alaoui, Ahmed S.; Amar, Mohamed (2004). "Chryseomonas luteola Identified

as the Source of Serious Infections in a Moroccan University Hospital". Journal of Clinical

Microbiology 42 (4): 1837–9. doi:10.1128/JCM.42.4.1837-1839.2004. PMC 387548. PMID 15071064.

4. ^ a b c d e Ozdemir, G.; Baysal, S. H. (2004). "Chromium and aluminum biosorption on Chryseomonas

luteola TEM05". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 64 (4): 599–603. doi:10.1007/s00253-003-

1479-0. PMID 14605774.

5. ^ a b Ozdemir, Guven; Ceyhan, Nur; Manav, Ebru (2005). "Utilization of an exopolysaccharide produced

by Chryseomonas luteola TEM05 in alginate beads for adsorption of cadmium and cobalt
ions".Bioresource Technology 96 (15): 1677–82. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2004.12.031. PMID 16023570.