Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas synxantha (Ehrenberg 1840) Holland 1920.
Old synonym: Vibrio synxanthus Ehrenberg 1840.
Gram-negative rods. Motile. Non-spore-forming.
Fluorescent pigment is produced on King B agar. Haemolysis is not produced on
blood agar. Grows at 4-35 ºC (optimum growth temperature is 28-30 ºC), at pH 6-8
and in 0-3% NaCl (w/v). Shows proteolytic activity on skimmed milk agar at: 25 and 4
ºC. Grows on media: King B agar, Trypticase Soy Broth Agar, Nutrient Agar. Obligate
aerobe.
Isolated from cream in USA.
Undetermined.
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Biochemically similar to P. fluorescens biovar V.
Positive results for arginine dihydrolase, acid and alkaline phosphatase, catalase, esterase (C 4, C8), gelatin hydrolysis, leucine
arylamidase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, oxidase, tyrosine, trypsin, acid production from: trehalose, erythritol, xylitol and
D-lyxose.
Can assimilate/utilize: malate, citrate, gluconate, caprate, L-arabinose, D-glucose, D-mannose, galactose, D-adonitol, L-arabitol,
inositol, D-sorbitol and N-acetylglucosamine.
Negative results for alpha-chymotrypsin, cystine arylamidase, esculin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase,
alpha- and beta-glucosidase, H2S production, indole production, lipase (C 14), alpha-mannosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase,
lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, urease, valine arylamidase, beta-xylosidase, acid production from D-glucose, inositol,
cellobiose and sucrose.
No utilization of: L-histidine, L-lactate, D-tagatose, trehalose, malonate, 5-ketogluconate, adonitol, cellobiose, L-rhamnose, arbutin,
sucrose, D-lyxose, maltose, adipate and phenylacetate.
Variable results for nitrate reduction to nitrite, D-sorbitol, L-arabitol, mannitol, i-erithritol and xylitol utilization.

(c) Costin Stoica