| Cupriavidus oxalaticus |
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus
Cupriavidus, Cupriavidus numazuensis (Kageyama et al. 2005) Martínez-Aguilar et al. 2013.
Old synonyms: Wautersia oxalatica (Sahin et al. 2000) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004,
Ralstonia oxalatica (ex Khambata and Bhat 1953) Sahin et al. 2000, Pseudomonas
oxalaticus Khambata and Bhat 1953.
Cupriavidus, Cupriavidus numazuensis (Kageyama et al. 2005) Martínez-Aguilar et al. 2013.
Old synonyms: Wautersia oxalatica (Sahin et al. 2000) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004,
Ralstonia oxalatica (ex Khambata and Bhat 1953) Sahin et al. 2000, Pseudomonas
oxalaticus Khambata and Bhat 1953.
Gram-negative cells, 0.3-0.4 x 0.9-1.5 μm. Non-sporulating. Motile by peritrichous
flagella.
flagella.
Colonies are cream-coloured. Carotenoid pigment is not produced. Aerobic.
Optimum growth with oxalate is at pH 6.6 at 25 ºC. In liquid culture, doubling time with
oxalate is 4.5 h. Unable to grow autotrophically with hydrogen.
Optimum growth with oxalate is at pH 6.6 at 25 ºC. In liquid culture, doubling time with
oxalate is 4.5 h. Unable to grow autotrophically with hydrogen.
Isolated from the alimentary tract of an Indian earthworm.. Susceptible to colistin.
Undetermined.
- 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. - Vaneechoutte M., Kampfer P., De Baere T., Falsen E. and Verschraegen G.: Wautersia gen. nov., a novel genus accommodating
the phylogenetic lineage including Ralstonia eutropha and related species, and proposal of Ralstonia [Pseudomonas] syzygii
(Roberts et al. 1990) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 317-327.
Positive results for catalase, nitrate reduction to nitrite, oxidase and urease.
Can assimilate phenol, ethanol, ethylene glycol, lactate and formate.
Negative results for casein hydrolysis, starch hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, H2S production and indole production.
No assimilation of glucose, tartrate and aconitate.
Can assimilate phenol, ethanol, ethylene glycol, lactate and formate.
Negative results for casein hydrolysis, starch hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, H2S production and indole production.
No assimilation of glucose, tartrate and aconitate.
(c) Costin Stoica
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