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Record 1 2001-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
DEF

Pus with a bluish tint, seen in certain suppurative infections, the color occurring as a result of the presence of a bacterial pigment (pyocyanin) produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
CONT

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Ps.a) ou bacille pyocyanique (bacille du «pus bleu») est de loin, dans le genre Pseudomonas, l'espèce la plus fréquemment isolée en bactériologie médicale.

Spanish

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