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Taxonomy
Morphology
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus
Chitinimonas, Chitinimonas taiwanensis Chang et al. 2004, type species of the genus.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Chitinimonas, Chitinimonas taiwanensis Chang et al. 2004, type species of the genus.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-negative slightly curved rods. Motile by a single polar flagellum.
Colonies are white. Optimum conditions for growth are between 25 and 37 ºC (range
4-42 ºC), 0 and 1% NaCl and pH 6 to 8 (range 4-10). Facultative anaerobe. Grows on
Nutrient agar and Tryptone Soya Agar (Oxoid CM0131).
4-42 ºC), 0 and 1% NaCl and pH 6 to 8 (range 4-10). Facultative anaerobe. Grows on
Nutrient agar and Tryptone Soya Agar (Oxoid CM0131).
Isolated from surface water of a freshwater pond for shrimp (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) culture at Ping-Tung (Southern Taiwan).
Undetermined.
- Chang S.C., Wang (J.T.), Vandamme P., Hwang J.H., Chang P.S. and Chen W.M.: Chitinimonas taiwanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a
novel chitinolytic bacterium isolated from a freshwater pond for shrimp culture. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2004, 27, 43-49 [abstract]. - Kim B.Y., Weon H.Y., Yoo S.H., Chen W.M., Kwon S.W., Go S.J. and Stackebrandt E.: Chitinimonas koreensis sp. nov., isolated
from greenhouse soil in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1761-1764. - Padakandla, S. R. and Chae, J. C. 2017. Chitinimonas naiadis sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater river. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol.,
27, 1300-1305. - Joung, Y., Lee, B.-I., Kang, H., Kim, H. and oh, K. 2014. Chitinimonas viridis sp. nov., isolated from a mesotrophic artificial lake. Int.
J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1123-1126.
Description is based mostly on API ID32 GN, API 20NE, and API ZYM results.
Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, chitin hydrolysis, esculin hydrolysis, esterase (C4),esterase lipase (C8), lipase
(C14), alpha- and beta-galactosidase, nitrate reduction, naphthol-AS-Bl-phosphoamidase, starch hydrolysis, alpha-chymotrypsin,
trypsin, urease, valine arylamidase, acid production from glucose.
Can assimilate lactic acid, D-sorbitol, D-mannitol, N-acetylglucosamine, D-glucose, D-maltose, glycogen, valeric acid,
3-hydroxybutyric acid and L-proline.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, casein hydrolysis, cystine arylamidase, alpha-fucosidase, beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and
beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, gelatin hydrolysis, H2S production, indole production, lysine decarboxylase,
alpha-mannosidase and ornithine decarboxylase.
No assimilation of L-serine, L-histidine, D-mannose, malic acid, sucrose, L-arabinose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid,
trisodium citrate, phenylacetic acid, L-rhamnose, D-ribose, inositol, itaconic acid, suberic acid, sodium malonate, sodium acetate,
L-alanine, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, salicin, D-melibiose, L-fucose, propionic acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid.
Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, chitin hydrolysis, esculin hydrolysis, esterase (C4),esterase lipase (C8), lipase
(C14), alpha- and beta-galactosidase, nitrate reduction, naphthol-AS-Bl-phosphoamidase, starch hydrolysis, alpha-chymotrypsin,
trypsin, urease, valine arylamidase, acid production from glucose.
Can assimilate lactic acid, D-sorbitol, D-mannitol, N-acetylglucosamine, D-glucose, D-maltose, glycogen, valeric acid,
3-hydroxybutyric acid and L-proline.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, casein hydrolysis, cystine arylamidase, alpha-fucosidase, beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and
beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, gelatin hydrolysis, H2S production, indole production, lysine decarboxylase,
alpha-mannosidase and ornithine decarboxylase.
No assimilation of L-serine, L-histidine, D-mannose, malic acid, sucrose, L-arabinose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid,
trisodium citrate, phenylacetic acid, L-rhamnose, D-ribose, inositol, itaconic acid, suberic acid, sodium malonate, sodium acetate,
L-alanine, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, salicin, D-melibiose, L-fucose, propionic acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid.
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