''Pseudomonas teessidea'' is a species of ''

Pseudomonas ''Pseudomonas'' is a genus of Gram-negative, Gammaproteobacteria, belonging to the family Pseudomonadaceae and containing 191 described species. The members of the genus demonstrate a great deal of metabolic diversity and consequently are able ...

'' bacteria which was first discovered in the

North of England Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North Country, or simply the North, is the northern area of England. It broadly corresponds to the former borders of Angle Northumbria, the Anglo-Scandinavian Kingdom of Jorvik, and the ...

. The specific epithet ''teessidea'' was given by a

microbiologist A microbiologist (from Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, fungi, and some types of par ...

Teesside University , mottoeng = Deeds Not Words , established = 1930 – Constantine Technical College1969 – as Teesside Polytechnic 1992 – gained university status , type = Public , endowment = £0.23 m (2019/20) , chancellor ...

. This bacterium has unique properties developed in response to the contaminated soil from which it comes. It produces

rhamnolipid Rhamnolipids are a class of glycolipid produced by ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', amongst other organisms, frequently cited as bacterial surfactants. They have a glycosyl head group, in this case a rhamnose moiety, and a 3-(hydroxyalkanoyloxy)alkanoi ...

s, which are biosurfactants which detoxify oil and chemicals contaminants in the ground. Surfactants work by reducing surface tension between two liquids or a liquid and a solid. ''Pseudomonas teessidea'' has been isolated from

Ekoln Ekoln constitutes the northernmost gulf of Lake Mälaren, Sweden. On its northern shore are the southern suburbs of Uppsala and the mouth of River Fyris Fyrisån (, "the Fyris river") is a river in the Swedish province of Uppland, which pas ...

, lake Mälaren, in Sweden.

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Pseudomonadales Psychrophiles Gram-negative bacteria Undescribed species {{Pseudomonadales-stub