Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas proteolytica Reddy et al. 2004.
Gram-negative rods, motile by a polar flagellum.
On solid medium: circular, convex, smooth and translucent colonies with a diameter
of 1-2 mm. Aerobic, psychrophilic: growth temperature 4-30 ºC (optimum 22 ºC), 48h.
Can tolerate 3% NaCl (w/v). Optimum pH = 7.
Grows on Antarctic Bacterial Medium (0.5% peptone, 0.2% yeast extract and 1.5%
agar at pH 6.9), MacConkey agar.
Isolated from cyanobacterial mat samples (water) that were collected from Antarctica.
Unknown.
- Reddy GSN; Matsumoto GI; Schumann P; Stackebrandt E; Shivaji S.: Psychrophilic pseudomonads from Antarctica:
Pseudomonas antarctica sp. nov., Pseudomonas meridiana sp. nov. and Pseudomonas proteolytica sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol
Microbiol 54:713-719,20.
- Van Den Beld, M. J., Reinders, E., Notermans, D. W. and Reubsaet, F. A. 2016. Possible misidentification of species in the
Pseudomonas fluorescens lineage as Burkholderia pseudomallei and Francisella tularensis, and emended descriptions of
Pseudomonas brenneri, Pseudomonas gessardii and Pseudomonas proteolytica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3420-3425.
- Ramirez-Bahena MH, Salazar S, Santin PJ, Sanchez-Rodriguez JA, Fernandez-Pascual M, Igual JM, Santa-Regina I, Peix A.
Pseudomonas edaphica sp. nov., isolated from rhizospheric soil of Cistus ladanifer L. in Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:
3141-3147.
Positive results for catalase, oxidase, lipase, gelatinase, lecithinase, nitrate reduction to nitrite, acid production from: D-fructose, D-
galactose, D-glucose, D-mannose and D-mannitol.
Utilizes as sole carbon sources: acetate, adonitol, citrate, gluconate, caprate, adipate, malate, malonate, mesoerythritol, D-fructose, D-
galactose, D-glucose, glycerol, meso-inositol, lactic acid, D-mannose, D-mannitol, pyruvate, D-ribose, sorbitol, trehalose, L-alanine,
L-arginine, L-glutamic acid, L-glutamine, L-lysine, L-serine, L-methionine, L-phenylalanine, L-tyrosine and L-tryptophan.
Negative results for phosphatase, urease, beta-galactosidase, arginine dihydrolase, lysine decarboxylase, indole production, H2S
production, methyl red, Voges–Proskauer test, aesculin hydrolysis, starch hydrolysis, cellulose hydrolysis, acid production from L-
arabinose, lactose, L-rhamnose, sucrose and D-xylose.
Not utilized: itaconate, D-cellobiose, cellulose, dextran, dulcitol, fumaric acid, inulin, lactose, D-maltose, D-melibiose, melezitose, D-
raffinose, L-rhamnose, D-sorbose, sucrose, succinic acid, thioglycollate, D-xylose, L-aspartic acid, L-aspargine, L-cysteine, L-glycine,
L-histidine, L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-proline, L-threonine and L-valine.

(c) Costin Stoica