| Pseudomonas benzenivorans |
Description is based mostly on API 20 NE strips (bioMerieux) and Biolog GN results.
Positive results for acid phosphatase (weak), chitinase, CM-cellulose hydrolysis, egg yolk reaction,
naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase (weak), N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (weak), nitrate reduction, oxidase, starch hydrolysis,
Tween 20 hydrolysis and urease.
Can utilize 2,3-butanediol, dextrin, D-galacturonate, D-glucuronate, glucose, gluconate, citrate, malate, maltose, 4-aminobutyric acid,
saccharic acid, quinic acid, glycogen, Tween 40 and 80, D-fructose, alpha-D-glucose, methylpyruvate, monomethylsuccinate, acetic
acid, cis-aconitic acid, citric acid, D-galacturonic acid, D-gluconic acid, D-glucuronic acid, alpha- and beta-hydroxybutyric acid, itaconic
acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, D,L-lactic acid, malonic acid, propionic acid, quinic acid, D-saccharic acid,
succinic acid, bromosuccinic acid, alaninamide, D- and L-alanine, L-alanyL-glycine, L-asparagine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid,
L-histidine, L-leucine, L-ornithine, L-phenylalanine, L-proline, L-pyroglutamic acid, L-serine, L-threonine, D,L-carnitine,
gamma-aminobutyric acid, urocanic acid and putrescine.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, alkaline phosphatase, cystine arylamidase, DNase, esterase (C4), aesculin hydrolysis,
alpha-fucosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, indole
production, lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, and acid production from glucose.
No utilization of: sucrose, trehalose L-arabinose, mannose, mannitol, sebacic acid, capric acid, D-saccharate, D-galacturonate,
hydroxy-L-proline, D-sorbitol, N-acetylglucosamine, adipate, caprate and phenylacetate.
Positive results for acid phosphatase (weak), chitinase, CM-cellulose hydrolysis, egg yolk reaction,
naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase (weak), N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (weak), nitrate reduction, oxidase, starch hydrolysis,
Tween 20 hydrolysis and urease.
Can utilize 2,3-butanediol, dextrin, D-galacturonate, D-glucuronate, glucose, gluconate, citrate, malate, maltose, 4-aminobutyric acid,
saccharic acid, quinic acid, glycogen, Tween 40 and 80, D-fructose, alpha-D-glucose, methylpyruvate, monomethylsuccinate, acetic
acid, cis-aconitic acid, citric acid, D-galacturonic acid, D-gluconic acid, D-glucuronic acid, alpha- and beta-hydroxybutyric acid, itaconic
acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, D,L-lactic acid, malonic acid, propionic acid, quinic acid, D-saccharic acid,
succinic acid, bromosuccinic acid, alaninamide, D- and L-alanine, L-alanyL-glycine, L-asparagine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid,
L-histidine, L-leucine, L-ornithine, L-phenylalanine, L-proline, L-pyroglutamic acid, L-serine, L-threonine, D,L-carnitine,
gamma-aminobutyric acid, urocanic acid and putrescine.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, alkaline phosphatase, cystine arylamidase, DNase, esterase (C4), aesculin hydrolysis,
alpha-fucosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, indole
production, lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, and acid production from glucose.
No utilization of: sucrose, trehalose L-arabinose, mannose, mannitol, sebacic acid, capric acid, D-saccharate, D-galacturonate,
hydroxy-L-proline, D-sorbitol, N-acetylglucosamine, adipate, caprate and phenylacetate.
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References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas benzenivorans Lang et al. 2012.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas benzenivorans Lang et al. 2012.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-negative rods, 0.6 x 2.3-2.9 μm. Motile. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies on TSA are convex with slightly uneven rims, smooth, opaque and cream
coloured; nonfluorescent, non-denitrifying. Grows at 10-30 ºC (up to 39 ºC in the
original paper - admin note). Aerobic.
coloured; nonfluorescent, non-denitrifying. Grows at 10-30 ºC (up to 39 ºC in the
original paper - admin note). Aerobic.
Isolated from contaminated groundwater from an industrial plant site located at the Gulf Coast of the USA.
It is able to grow on benzene, toluene or para-cresol as the sole source of carbon and energy.
It is able to grow on benzene, toluene or para-cresol as the sole source of carbon and energy.
Undetermined.
- Lang E, Burghartz M, Spring S, Swiderski J, Sproer C. Pseudomonas benzenivorans sp. nov. and Pseudomonas saponiphila sp.
nov., represented by xenobiotics degrading type strains. Curr Microbiol 2010; 60:85-91. - Hameed A, Shahina M, Lin SY, Liu YC, Young CC. Pseudomonas hussainii sp. nov., isolated from droppings of a seashore bird,
and emended descriptions of Pseudomonas pohangensis, Pseudomonas benzenivorans and Pseudomonas segetis. Int J Syst
Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2330-2337. - Busquets A, Mulet M, Gomila M, Garcia-Valdes E. Pseudomonas lalucatii sp. nov. isolated from Vallgornera, a karstic cave in
Mallorca, Western Mediterranean. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126205.
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