[Microbiology] Re: Aerobic Pseudomonas

[N10]

"Jose M. Gonzalez" <jmglezh from ull.es> wrote in message 
news:mailman.539.1237262163.13724.microbio from net.bio.net...
> Why do we teach the students that Pseudomonas is an aerobic organism  when 
> we know that it can grow in anerobic conditions with nitrate as  electron 
> acceptor? Where does this idea come from?
> Thanks,
> Jose
>
> -- 
> Jose M. Gonzalez
> Departamento de Microbiologia y Biologia Celular
> Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad de La Laguna
> ES-38206 La Laguna - Tenerife
> Spain
> Phone 34 922 318515
> Fax 34 922 318477
> Email: jmglezh from ull.es
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>

Isnt it just the K 172 strain of P.aeruginosa which  compies with your model 
?

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