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Pseudomonas bacteria

Coloured view of Pseudomonas bacteria under a microscope.

Pseudomonas bacteria have some natural resistance to antibiotics, which is made worse by some drug treatments. They are a common hospital-acquired infection and will infect wounds and the respiratory tract.

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