Pseudomonas kilonensis
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas,
Pseudomonas kilonensis  Sikorski et al. 2001.
Gram-negative, motile rods, 1.0-2.0 x 0.5 μm.
The colonies are white-yellowish, smooth with regular margins and, after 2-3 days,
produce a yellow diffusible pigment giving a light yellow-green fluorescence under UV
light (254 nm). After 2-3 weeks, colonies on King B medium produce a dark brown
pigment that colours the colony and the agar.
Growth temperature 28 ºC. Grows on Luria-Bertani medium.
Isolated from farm soil in Germany.
Unknown.
  1. Sikorski, J, Stackebrandt, E, Wackernagel, W. Pseudomonas kilonensis sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from agricultural soil. Int J
    Syst Evol Microbiol 2001 51: 1549-1555.
  2. Hauth F, Buck H, Hartig JS. Pseudomonas canavaninivorans sp. nov., isolated from bean rhizosphere. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
    2022; 72:5203.
Positive results for gelatin hydrolysis, oxidation of: ribose, melibiose, sucrose,
trehalose, D-fucose and putresceine.
Utilize: arabinose, caprate, citrate, gluconate, glucose, malate, mannitol, mannose (API 0 NE), L-arabinose, D-fructose, D-fucose,
galactose, D-glucose, D-mannose, melibiose, ribose, sucrose, trehalose and D-xylose (API 50 CH).
Can oxidize
(Biolog GN2): acetic acid, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, alaninamide, D-alanine, L-alanine, L-alanyl-glycine, 2-aminoethanol,
L-arabinose, D-arabitol, L-asparagine, L-aspartic acid, cis-aconitic acid, bromosuccinic acid, DL-carnitine, citric acid, formic acid,
D-fructose, D-galactonic acid lactone, D-galactose, alpha-D-glucose, D-gluconic acid, D-glucosaminic acid, L-glutamic acid, glycerol,
glycyl L-glutamic acid, L-histidine, hydroxybutyric acid, phydroxyphenyl acetic acid, hydroxy-L-proline, inosine, m-inositol,
alpha-ketoglutaric acid, DL-lactic acid, L-leucine, malonic acid, D-mannitol, D-mannose, methylpyruvate, monomethylsuccinate,
L-proline, propionic acid, putrescine, quinic acid, D-saccharic acid, L-serine, D-sorbitol, succinic acid, sucrose, D-trehalose,
L-threonine,Tween 40, Tween 80, uridine and urocanic acid.


Negative results for esculin hydrolysis, nitrate reduction, arginine dihydrolase, utilization of maltose, adipate, phenylacetate
and
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (API 20 NE).
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