Wet germs

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Wet germs (also known as moist germs , water germs , puddle germs or hospitalism germs ) are bacteria that multiply in damp environments, even with low nutrient supply. As with other groups of bacteria, some species can develop or acquire resistance to disinfectants . This becomes problematic if the species is also pathogenic to humans.

Pathogens include Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Proteus sp. , Klebsiella sp. , Acinetobacter sp. and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia are best known. They can be found in sink drains, gullies and low-concentration disinfectants or shampoos. The pathogen causing legionellosis , Legionella pneumophila , multiplies in hot water pipes, especially at temperatures just below 50 ° C.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gregor Hagelüken et al. (2006): The crystal structure of SdsA1, an alkylsulfatase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, defines a third class of sulfatases In: PNAS , Vol. 103, pp. 7631–7636, PMID 16684886 , doi : 10.1073 / pnas.0510501103 .

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