Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas indica Pandey et al. 2002.
Gram-negative, straight rods, 2-5 x 1 μm. Motile by a single polar flagellum.
Colonies are translucent and round with convex surfaces and smooth edges.
Non-fluorescent. Can grow at between 25 and 42 ºC on Luria-Bertani medium, Tryptic
soy agar and in NaCl concentrations up to 2.5%.
Isolated from oil fields (soil) in India. Butane-utilizing strains IMT37T and IMT40 were isolated from soil samples by the enrichment
method, using liquefied petroleum gas as the sole source of carbon.
Unknown.
- Pandey, K. K., Mayilraj, S., Chakrabarti, T. Pseudomonas indica sp. nov., a novel butane-utilizing species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
2002 52: 1559-1567.
- Anurat P, Duangmal K, Srisuk N. Pseudomonas mangiferae sp. nov., isolated from bark of mango tree in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol
Microbiol 2019; 69:3537-3543.
Has the ability to utilize butane and higher alkanes as well as other hydrocarbons such as p-hydroxybenzoate and protocatechuate.
Positive results for catalase, cystine aryamidase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, starch hydrolysis, tyrosine degradation, catalase,
oxidase, acid production from: arabinose, sucrose, mannitol, maltose and glucose under oxidative conditions.
Can utilize: mucic acid, glucose, L-arabinose, maltose, mannitol, Simmons' citrate, betaine, pimelic acid, sodium gluconate, sodium
pyruvate, 2-ketogluconate, sebacic acid, adipic acid, DL-alanine, L-malic acid, L-arginine, L-serine, L -valine, L-histidine,
L-phenylalanine and ethanol.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, ornithine decarboxylase, urease, indole production, methyl red test, Voges-Proskauer test,
gelatin hydrolysis, acid production from: rhamnose, salicin, D-galactose, D-mannose, lactose, raffinose, inositol, fructose, xylose,
adonitol, mannose, trehalose, sorbitol, cellobiose, inulin and dulcitol.
Cannot utilize tartrate, geraniol, D-ribose, D-xylose, D-arabinose, D-mannose, raffinose, tryptamine and nicotinic acid.
Variable results for casein hydrolysis, lysine decarboxylase, acid production from: melibiose, inulin, galactose and xylose, utilization of
D-xylose, sucrose and fructose.

(c) Costin Stoica