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News– Recently, scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Germany, discovered that a gene in the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibits bistable expression.
About Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
- It is a gram-negative, aerobic, non-spore forming, rod-shaped bacterium.
- It is commonly found in the environment, particularly freshwater.
- It is capable of causing a variety of infections in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts
- It is a frequent cause of hospital-acquired infections, including ventilator-associated pneumonia and catheter-related urinary tract infections.
- It also causes several community-acquired infections such as folliculitis, osteomyelitis (from puncture wounds), pneumonia, and otitis externa.
- It is also a major cause of keratitis (eye infection).
Bistable Expression in Bacteria
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