Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Actinomycetota, Class Actinomycetes, Order Micrococcales, Family Micrococcaceae, Genus Glutamicibacter, Glutamicibacter
bergerei (Irlinger et al. 2005) Busse 2016.
Basonym: Arthrobacter bergerei Irlinger et al. 2005.
Gram-positive cells showing a rod-coccus cycle. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies on BHI agar are yellow, round, smooth, convex, and 2 mm in diameter.
Grows at 10-30 ºC and tolerates up to 7.5% (w/v) NaCl. Aerobic.
Isolated from the surface of Camembert cheese.
Undetermined.
- Irlinger F, Bimet F, Delettre J, Lefevre M, Grimont PA. Arthrobacter bergerei sp. nov. and Arthrobacter arilaitensis sp. nov., novel
coryneform species isolated from the surfaces of cheeses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:457-462.
- Busse HJ. Review of the taxonomy of the genus Arthrobacter, emendation of the genus Arthrobacter sensu lato, proposal to
reclassify selected species of the genus Arthrobacter in the novel genera Glutamicibacter gen. nov., Paeniglutamicibacter gen.
nov., Pseudoglutamicibacter gen. nov., Paenarthrobacter gen. nov. and Pseudarthrobacter gen. nov., and emended description of
Arthrobacter roseus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:9-37.
- Hans-Jurgen Busse, 2012. Family I. Micrococcaceae Pribham 1929, 361 AL emend. Stackebrandt, Rainey and Ward-Rainey
1997, 479 in: Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, Volume Five The Actinobacteria, Part A, Springer, 571-
666.
Positive results for catalase, beta-galactosidase, pyrazinamidase, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, and alpha-glucosidase.
Can utilize as sole carbon sources (Biotype 100): D-glucose, fructose, D-galactose, sucrose, maltose, lactose, ribose, L-arabinose,
D-xylose, D-glycerol, D-gluconate, quinate, protocatechuate, lactate, aspartate, and glutamate.
Negative results for esculin hydrolysis, beta-glucuronidase, gelatinase, nitrate to nitrite reduction, phosphatase, oxidase and urease.
No fermentation of glucose, glycogen, lactose, mannitol, maltose, ribose, sucrose, and xylose.
No utilization of sorbose, D-melibiose, D-raffinose, methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside, beta-gentiobiose, methyl-beta-glucopyranoside,
esculin, palatinose, fucose, L-arabitol, xylitol, dulcitol, tagatose, myo-inositol, maltitol, D-sorbitol, adonitol, lyxose, erythritol,
methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside, methyl-D-glucopyranose, saccharate, mucate, D-, L-, and meso-tartrate, tricarballylate,
D-glucuronate, D-galacturonate, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, gentisate, trigonelline, histamine, caprate, caprylate, glutarate, glycerate,
tryptamine, and itaconate.
Variable utilization of lactulose, D-cellobiose, L-rhamnose, D-melezitose, D-mannitol, turanose, D-trehalose, D-mannose,
maltotriose, arabitol, methyl-beta-galactopyranoside, aconitate, citrate, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, L-tryptophan, 4-hydroxybenzoate,
3-hydroxybenzoate, phenylacetate, malate, betaine, 5-aminovalerate, ethanolamine, malonate, 3-phenylpropionate, coumarate,
4-aminobutyrate, benzoate, putrescine, glucosamine, 3-hydroxybutyrate, histidine, D- and L-alanine, serine, propionate,
2-oxoglutarate, proline, and tyrosine.
(c) Costin Stoica