[Pathogenic characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa]

P. aeruginosa strains isolated from clinical material have been found capable of inducing various types of lesions in agricultural plants: tissue growth, soft and dry rot, changes in the color of plant tissue. In connection with the capacity of P. aeruginosa for adaptation to various conditions of existence, plants may be one of the reservoirs of infection. The authors suggest the P. aeruginosa is not an opportunistic, but a complete pathogen with a high degree of adaptability to the environment.