noun
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
A gram-negative bacterium commonly associated with hospital-acquired infections; often called 'green pus bacterium' in Japanese due to the color of its colonies.
緑膿菌は院内感染の原因菌の一つです。
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the causative agents of hospital-acquired infections.
From 緑 (りょく, 'green') + 膿 (のう, 'pus') + 菌 (きん, 'bacterium'), referring to the greenish pus often produced in infections by this organism.