Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pasteurellales, Family Pasteurellaceae, Genus
Rodentibacter, Rodentibacter rarus Adhikary et al. 2017.
Includes the reference strain of Bisgaard taxon 17 and another strain from a rat.
Gram-negative cells. Non-motile.
Colonies are circular, with an entire edge, buttery consistency, 1-2 mm in diameter
and non-haemolytic after 24 h of incubation at 37 ºC on bovine blood agar. Pigment is
not produced. Synthesize porphyrin without X factor requirement. NAD (V-factor) is not
required for growth. Cannot grow with KCN. No growth on MacConkey agar.
Isolated from a rat.
Undetermined.
- Adhikary S, Nicklas W, Bisgaard M, Boot R, Kuhnert P, Waberschek T, Aalbaek B, Korczak B, Christensen H. Rodentibacter gen.
nov. including Rodentibacter pneumotropicus comb. nov., Rodentibacter heylii sp. nov., Rodentibacter myodis sp. nov.,
Rodentibacter ratti sp. nov., Rodentibacter heidelbergensis sp. nov., Rodentibacter trehalosifermentans sp. nov., Rodentibacter
rarus sp. nov., Rodentibacter mrazii and two genomospecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1793-1806.
Positive results for alkaline phosphatase, catalase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, alpha-glucosidase, nitrate reduction, oxidase,
urease, acid production from: dextrin, L-fucose, D-fructose, glucose (without gas production), D-galactose, glycerol (delayed), lactose
(delayed), melibiose, D-mannose, maltose, sucrose, trehalose and D-xylose.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, Simmon’s citrate, alpha-fucosidase, gelatinase, beta-glucosidase, H2S production (TSI),
indole production, lysine decarboxylase, methyl red test, phenylalanine deaminase, ornithine decarboxylase, Voges-Proskauer test,
Tween 20 hydrolysis, beta-xylosidase, acid production from: D- and L-arabinose, adonitol, D-arabitol, amygdalin, arbutin, cellobiose,
dulcitol, meso-erythritol, D-fucose, glycogen, inulin, myo-inositol, D-mannitol, L-rhamnose, D-ribose, L-sorbose, salicin, turanose, xylitol
and L-xylose.
Variable results for acid production from: raffinose and sorbitol.
(c) Costin Stoica