pseudomonas mendocina pseudomonas mendocina pseudomonas mendocina is a gram-negative environmental bacterium that can cause opportunistic infections, such as infective endocarditis and spondylodiscitis, although cases are very rare. it has potential use in bioremediation as it is able to degrade toluene. based on 16s rrna analysis, p. mendocina has been placed in the p. aeruginosa group. pseudomonas mendocina scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: gammaproteobacteria order: pseudomonadales family: pseudomonadaceae genus: pseudomonas species: p. mendocina binomial name pseudomonas mendocinapalleroni 1970 type strain atcc 25411 ccug 1781 cfbp 2434 cip 75.21 dsm 50017 jcm 5966 lmg 1223 nbrc 14162 nccb 76043 nctc 10897 vkm b-972