Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A substrain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that produces an exopolysaccharide alginate. Overexpression of alginate in mucoid strains causes formation of micro-colonies that are less susceptible to host defense mechanisms.

**Synonyms:** - PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA, MUCOID