Pseudomonas stutzeri

Pseudomonas stutzeri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Pseudomonadales
Family:	Pseudomonadaceae
Genus:	Pseudomonas
Species:	P. stutzeri
Binomial name
	Pseudomonas stutzeri; (Lehmann and Neumann 1896); Sijderius 1946
Type strain
	ATCC 17588 ; CCUG 11256 ; CFBP 2443 ; CIP 103022 ; DSM 5190 ; JCM 5965 ; LMG 11199 ; NBRC 14165 ; NCCB 76042 ; VKM B-975
Synonyms
	Bacillus denitrificans II Burri and Stutzer 1895; Bacterium stutzeri Lehmann and Neumann 1896; Bacillus nitrogenes Migula 1900; Bacillus stutzeri Chester 1901; Achromobacter sewerinii Bergey et al. 1923; Achromobacter stutzeri Bergey et al. 1930; Pseudomonas stanieri Mandel 1966; Pseudomonas perfectomarina corrig. (ex ZoBell and Upham 1944) Baumann et al. 1983; Pseudomonas chloritidismutans Wolterink et al. 2002;

Pseudomonas stutzeri is a Gram-negative soil bacterium that is motile, has a single polar flagellum, and is classified as bacillus, or rod-shaped. While this bacterium was first isolated from human spinal fluid, it has since been found in many different environments due to its various characteristics and metabolic capabilities. P. stutzeri is an opportunistic pathogen in clinical settings, although infections are rare. Based on 16S rRNA analysis, this bacterium has been placed in the P. stutzeri group, to which it lends its name.