title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa: growth in distilled water from hospitals.
abstract: Pseudomonas aeruginosa can grow relatively fast in distilled water obtained in hospitals and achieve high cell contaminations which remain stable for long periods of time. Cells grown in distilled water react quite differently to chemical and physical stresses than cells grown in standard laboratory culture media.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D003470:Culture Media; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013242:Sterilization; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media