| Burkholderia ubonensis |
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Differential caracters among B. ubonensis, B. thailandensis and B. pseudomallei:
Legend: + positive, - negative, nd not determined
Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus
Burkholderia, Burkholderia ubonensis corrig. Yabuuchi et al. 2000.
Old synonym: Burkholderia uboniae Yabuuchi et al. 2000.
Burkholderia, Burkholderia ubonensis corrig. Yabuuchi et al. 2000.
Old synonym: Burkholderia uboniae Yabuuchi et al. 2000.
Gram-negative rods with rounded ends. Non-spore-forming. Motile by a polar tuft of
flagella.
flagella.
Colonies on Ashdown agar plate are smooth with dark violet pigmentation and on
heart infusion agar with or without 4% glycerol are also smooth and glistening. Failed
to grow at 41 ºC. Non-haemolytic. Can grow on MacConkey agar.
heart infusion agar with or without 4% glycerol are also smooth and glistening. Failed
to grow at 41 ºC. Non-haemolytic. Can grow on MacConkey agar.
Isolated from surface soil along the roadside in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.
Undetermined.
- Yabuuchi E., Kawamura Y., Ezaki T., Ikedo M., Dejsirilert S., Fujiwara N., Naka T. and Kobayashi K.: Burkholderia uboniae sp. nov.,
L-arabinose-assimilating but different from Burkholderia thailandensis and Burkholderia vietnamiensis. Microbiol. Immunol.,
2000, 44, 307-317. - Vanlaere E., Lipuma J.J., Baldwin A., Henry D., De Brandt E., Mahenthiralingam E., Speert D., Dowson C. and Vandamme P.:
Burkholderia latens sp. nov., Burkholderia diffusa sp. nov., Burkholderia arboris sp. nov., Burkholderia seminalis sp. nov. and
Burkholderia metallica sp. nov., novel species within the Burkholderia cepacia complex. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58,
1580-1590. - Martina P., Leguizamon M., Prieto C., Sousa S., Montanaro P., Draghi W., Stammler M., Bettiol M., de Carvalho C., Palau J., Figoli
C., Alvarez F., Benetti S., Lejona S., Vescina C., Ferreras J., Lasch P., Lagares A., Zorreguieta A., Leitao J., Yantorno O., Bosch A.
2017. Burkholderia puraquae sp. nov., a novel species of the Burkholderia cepacia complex isolated from hospital settings and
agricultural soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 68(1):14-20 doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.002293.
Positive results for arginine dihydrolase, gelatin liquefaction, nitrate reduction to nitrite (not to gas), acid production from ethanol 3%
and sucrose.
Can assimilate L-arabinose, D-xylose, adipate, phenylacetate,1-o-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside, maltose, D-glucuronate,
D-galacturonate, histamine, alpha-D-glucose, beta-D-fructose, D-galactose, D-trehalose, D-mannose, esculin, D-ribose, D-arabitol,
D-mannitol, D-sorbitol, citrate, cis-aconitate, tryptophan, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, D-gluconate, protocatechuate, p-hydroxybenzoate,
quinate, benzoate, betain, caprate, caprylate, histidine, succinate, DL-glycerate, DL-beta-hydroxybutyrate, L-aspartate, L-glutamate,
L-proline, D- and L-alanine, malonate, propionate and L-tyrosine.
Negative results for esculin hydrolysis, beta-galactosidase, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase and urease (Christensen).
acid production from adonitol, dulcitol, inulin, melibiose, raffinose and salicin.
No assimilation of dulcitol, DL-alpha-amino-n-butyrate, alpha-D-melibiose, L-lactulose, 1-o-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside,
L-sorbose, D-melezitose, 3-phenylpropionate and hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide.
and sucrose.
Can assimilate L-arabinose, D-xylose, adipate, phenylacetate,1-o-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside, maltose, D-glucuronate,
D-galacturonate, histamine, alpha-D-glucose, beta-D-fructose, D-galactose, D-trehalose, D-mannose, esculin, D-ribose, D-arabitol,
D-mannitol, D-sorbitol, citrate, cis-aconitate, tryptophan, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, D-gluconate, protocatechuate, p-hydroxybenzoate,
quinate, benzoate, betain, caprate, caprylate, histidine, succinate, DL-glycerate, DL-beta-hydroxybutyrate, L-aspartate, L-glutamate,
L-proline, D- and L-alanine, malonate, propionate and L-tyrosine.
Negative results for esculin hydrolysis, beta-galactosidase, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase and urease (Christensen).
acid production from adonitol, dulcitol, inulin, melibiose, raffinose and salicin.
No assimilation of dulcitol, DL-alpha-amino-n-butyrate, alpha-D-melibiose, L-lactulose, 1-o-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside,
L-sorbose, D-melezitose, 3-phenylpropionate and hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide.
(c) Costin Stoica
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