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Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus
Cupriavidus, Cupriavidus basilensis (Steinle et al. 1999) Vandamme and Coenye 2004.
Old synonyms: Ralstonia basilensis Steinle et al. 1999, Wautersia basilensis (Steinle
et al. 1999) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004.
Cupriavidus, Cupriavidus basilensis (Steinle et al. 1999) Vandamme and Coenye 2004.
Old synonyms: Ralstonia basilensis Steinle et al. 1999, Wautersia basilensis (Steinle
et al. 1999) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004.
Gram-negative short rods, 0.8 x 1.2-2.2 μm, occuring in single, in pairs or in short
chains. Motile.
chains. Motile.
After 24 h of incubation on TSA at 30 ºC, colonies are round (sometimes with a slightly
scalloped margin), smooth, convex, transparent and about 0.5 mm diameter. Grows
at 4, 20, 30 and 37 ºC, but not at 41 ºC.
scalloped margin), smooth, convex, transparent and about 0.5 mm diameter. Grows
at 4, 20, 30 and 37 ºC, but not at 41 ºC.
Isolated from a fixed-bed reactor with 2,6-dichlorophenol as the sole carbon and energy source.
Undetermined.
- Eiko Yabuuchi, Yoshiaki Kawamura and Takayuki Ezaki: Genus VII. Ralstonia Yabuuchi, Kosako, Yano, Hotta and Nishiuchi 1996,
625VP In: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second edition,Vol two, part C, George M. Garrity (Editor-in-Chief), pp. 609-
620. - Vandamme P. and Coenye T.: Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54,
2285-2289. - Goris J., De Vos P., Coenye T., Hoste B., Janssens D., Brim H., Diels L., Mergeay M., Kersters K. and Vandamme P.: Classification
of metal-resistant bacteria from industrial biotopes as Ralstonia campinensis sp. nov., Ralstonia metallidurans sp. nov. and
Ralstonia basilensis Steinle et al. 1998 emend. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1773-1782.
Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, catalase, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), leucine arylamidase, oxidase, and
naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase.
Can assimilate adipate, glucose, DL-malate, cis-aconitic acid, D- and L-alanine, bromosuccinic acid, citrate, formic acid, D-fructose,
glycogen, L-histidine, urocanic acid, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, itaconic acid,
alpha-ketobutyric acid, L-leucine, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, alpha-ketovaleric acid, malonic acid, monomethylsuccinate, propionic acid,
L-phenylalanine, succinamic acid, phenylethylamine, D-psicose, quinic acid, D-saccharic acid, sebacic acid, L-serine, Tween 40 and
80, acetic acid, L-asparagine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, DL-lactic acid, methylpyruvate, L-proline,
L-pyroglutamic acid and succinic acid.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase alpha- and beta-glucosidase,
alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, indole production, lysine decarboxylase, lipase
(C14), alpha-mannosidase, nitrate reduction (one strain was positive), nitrite reduction, protease, phenylalanine deaminase, starch
hydrolysis, Tween 80 hydrolysis, valine arylamidase, cystine arylamidase, trypsin alpha-chymotrypsin, urease (some strains show a
weak reaction after 48 h) and oxidative acid production from adonitol, D-ribose, inositol, mannitol, sorbitol, D- and L-arabinose,
mannose, dulcitol, raffinose rhamnose, melezitose, melibiose, inulin, sucrose, trehalose, maltose, cellobiose, glucose, lactose,
glycerol and xylose.
No assimilation of potassium gluconate, caprate, phenylacetate, alanilamide, L-alanyl-glycine, gamma-aminobutyric acid,
D-glucuronic acid, alpha-D-glucose, L-arabinose, glucuronamide, D-galactonic acid lactone, D-galactose, D-galacturonic acid,
D-gluconic acid, glycyl-L-glutamic acid, D-serine, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, cellobiose, alpha-cyclodextrin, i-erythritol, glycyl-l-aspartic
acid, inosine, D-raffinose, uridine, alpha-D-lactose, lactulose, maltose, D-melibiose, beta-methyl-D-glucoside, L-rhamnose,
D-trehalose, turanose, xylitol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, adonitol, 2-aminoethanol, D-arabitol, 2,3-butanediol, DL-carnitine, dextrin,
L-fucose, gentiobiose, glucose-1-phosphate, glucose-6-phosphate, D-glucosaminic acid, DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate,
hydroxy-L-proline, m-inositol, D-mannitol, D-mannose, L-ornithine, putrescine, D-sorbitol, sucrose or thymidine.
Variable results for the assimilation of glycerol and maltose.
naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase.
Can assimilate adipate, glucose, DL-malate, cis-aconitic acid, D- and L-alanine, bromosuccinic acid, citrate, formic acid, D-fructose,
glycogen, L-histidine, urocanic acid, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, itaconic acid,
alpha-ketobutyric acid, L-leucine, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, alpha-ketovaleric acid, malonic acid, monomethylsuccinate, propionic acid,
L-phenylalanine, succinamic acid, phenylethylamine, D-psicose, quinic acid, D-saccharic acid, sebacic acid, L-serine, Tween 40 and
80, acetic acid, L-asparagine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, DL-lactic acid, methylpyruvate, L-proline,
L-pyroglutamic acid and succinic acid.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase alpha- and beta-glucosidase,
alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, indole production, lysine decarboxylase, lipase
(C14), alpha-mannosidase, nitrate reduction (one strain was positive), nitrite reduction, protease, phenylalanine deaminase, starch
hydrolysis, Tween 80 hydrolysis, valine arylamidase, cystine arylamidase, trypsin alpha-chymotrypsin, urease (some strains show a
weak reaction after 48 h) and oxidative acid production from adonitol, D-ribose, inositol, mannitol, sorbitol, D- and L-arabinose,
mannose, dulcitol, raffinose rhamnose, melezitose, melibiose, inulin, sucrose, trehalose, maltose, cellobiose, glucose, lactose,
glycerol and xylose.
No assimilation of potassium gluconate, caprate, phenylacetate, alanilamide, L-alanyl-glycine, gamma-aminobutyric acid,
D-glucuronic acid, alpha-D-glucose, L-arabinose, glucuronamide, D-galactonic acid lactone, D-galactose, D-galacturonic acid,
D-gluconic acid, glycyl-L-glutamic acid, D-serine, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, cellobiose, alpha-cyclodextrin, i-erythritol, glycyl-l-aspartic
acid, inosine, D-raffinose, uridine, alpha-D-lactose, lactulose, maltose, D-melibiose, beta-methyl-D-glucoside, L-rhamnose,
D-trehalose, turanose, xylitol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, adonitol, 2-aminoethanol, D-arabitol, 2,3-butanediol, DL-carnitine, dextrin,
L-fucose, gentiobiose, glucose-1-phosphate, glucose-6-phosphate, D-glucosaminic acid, DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate,
hydroxy-L-proline, m-inositol, D-mannitol, D-mannose, L-ornithine, putrescine, D-sorbitol, sucrose or thymidine.
Variable results for the assimilation of glycerol and maltose.
(c) Costin Stoica
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