
A colony of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a comon bacterium found in water and soil. They are known to cause desease in animals including humans. They can infect damaged tissues or those with reduced immunity (generaly because of wounds and burns). The sample is provided by O. Shaburova.
(The image is obtained on Solver, NT-MDT, Russia)
© Bagrov Dmitry. Biological department of MSU, Russia