Pseudomonas aeruginosa_________________?

Correct answer: B. Causes Shangai fever

  • A. Produces heat stable enterotoxin
  • B. Causes Shangai fever
  • C. Cannot be destroyed at 55 degree at 1 hr.
  • D. Does not produce any pigment

Explanation

Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause Shanghai fever, an enteric illness especially described in children. It characteristically produces blue-green pigments, so the statement that it produces no pigment is false.

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