| Brevundimonas (Pseudomonas) vesicularis |
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas vesicularis (Busing, Doll & Freitag 1953) Galarneault & Leifson 1964. Moved to Class
Alphaproteobacteria, Order Caulobacterales, Family Caulobacteraceae, Genus Brevundimonas, Brevundimonas vesicularis (Büsing et
al. 1953) Segers et al. 1994.
Old synonyms: Corynebacterium vesiculare Büsing et al. 1953, Pseudomonas vesiculare (Büsing et al. 1953) Galarneault and Leifson
1964.
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas vesicularis (Busing, Doll & Freitag 1953) Galarneault & Leifson 1964. Moved to Class
Alphaproteobacteria, Order Caulobacterales, Family Caulobacteraceae, Genus Brevundimonas, Brevundimonas vesicularis (Büsing et
al. 1953) Segers et al. 1994.
Old synonyms: Corynebacterium vesiculare Büsing et al. 1953, Pseudomonas vesiculare (Büsing et al. 1953) Galarneault and Leifson
1964.
Gram-negative rods with a single polar flagellum, 0.5 by 1-4 μm.
Accumulate poli-beta-hydroxybutyrate.
Accumulate poli-beta-hydroxybutyrate.
Yellow / orange colonies (non fluorescent, non diffusible, carotenoid pigment
(intracellular)).
Obligately aerobic, optimum temperature 26-30 ºC (no growth at 4 or 41 ºC). Can
grow on Nutrient agar and Nutrient broth.
(intracellular)).
Obligately aerobic, optimum temperature 26-30 ºC (no growth at 4 or 41 ºC). Can
grow on Nutrient agar and Nutrient broth.
First isolated from the seminal vesicle of Hirudo medicinalis (medicinal leech). Other isolates from water, soil, slime deposits in
paper mills, rarely clinical human specimens.
paper mills, rarely clinical human specimens.
Unknown. Few reports of bacteremia in immunocompromised patients.
- George M. Garrity, Julia A. Bell and Timothy Lilburn: Order V. Caulobacterales Henrici and Johnson 1935b, 4AL. In Bergey’s
Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Second Edition Volume Two The Proteobacteria Part C The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and
Epsilonproteobacteria, George M. Garrity Editor-in-Chief, 2005, pp 285-323. - Bobbak Vahid: Brevundimonas Vesicularis Bacteremia Following Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation. The Internet Journal of
Infectious Diseases. 2006. Volume 5 Number 1. - Busing K.H., Doll W. & Freitag K.: Die Bakterienflora der medizinischen Blutegel. Archiv fur Mikrobiologie, 1953, 19, 52-86.
- Galarneault T.P. & Leifson E.: Pseudomonas vesiculare (Busing et al.) nov. comb. International Bulletin of Bacteriological
Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1964, 14, 165-168.
Can oxidize isopropanol to acetone.
Positive results for alpha-glucosidase, esculin hydrolysis, alkaline and acid phosphates, ester lipase (C8), leucine arylamidase,
phosphoamidase, trypsin and oxidase.
Can utilize for growth: glucose, galactose, maltose, cellobiose, acetate, butyrate, succinate, L-malate, D&L-alanine, L-aspartate and
DL-beta-hydroxybutyrate.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, chymotrypsin, nitrates and nitrites reduction, gelatin liquefication, indole formation, urease,
lysine and ornithine decarboxylases, phenylalanine deaminase, lecithinase(egg yolk), and lipase (Tween 80), lipase (C14), cystine
arylamidase, alpha-fucosidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl beta-glucosidase, alpha-mannosidase.
Cannot utilize: D-malate, tyrosine, L-valine, n-valerate, fructose, gluconate, lactose, trehalose, xylose, L-histidine, pantothenate,
glycerol, erythritol, D- and L-arabinose, D-ribose, D- and L-xylose, adonitol, methyl-P-xyloside, D-fructose, D-mannose, L-sorbose,
dulcitol, inositol, mannitol, sorbitol, methyl-alpha-D-mannoside, methyl-alpha-D-glucose, N-acetylglucosamine, amygdalin, arbutin,
salicin, lactose, D-melibiose, sucrose, trehalose, inulin, D-melezitose, D-raffinose, glycogen, xylitol, beta-gentiobiose, D-turanose,
D-lyxose, D-tagatose, D- and L-fucose, D- and L-arabitol, gluconate, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, propionate, isobutyrate, heptanoate,
n-caproate, caprylate, pelargonate, caprate, oxalate, malonate, maleate, glutarate, adipate, pimelate, suberate, azelate, sebacate,
glycolate, D-malate, DL-glycerate, D-tartrate, L-tartrate, meso-tartrate, levulinate, citraconate, itaconate, mesaconate, citrate,
phenylacetate, benzoate, o-hydroxybenzoate, m-hydroxybenzoate, p-hydroxybenzoate, D- and L-mandelate, phthalate, isophthalate,
terephthalate, glycine, L-norleucine, L-cysteine, L-methionine, L-phenylalanine, D- and L-tryptophan, trigonelline, L-ornithine, L-lysine,
L-citrulline, DL-kynurenine, betaine, creatine, beta-alanine, urea, acetamide, sarcosine, ethylamine, butylamine, amylamine,
ethanolamine, benzylamine, diaminobutane, spermine, histamine, tryptamine and glucosamine.
Variable results for utilization of acetate, fumarate and lactate.
Valine arylamidase is present in some strains, but not the type strain.
Positive results for alpha-glucosidase, esculin hydrolysis, alkaline and acid phosphates, ester lipase (C8), leucine arylamidase,
phosphoamidase, trypsin and oxidase.
Can utilize for growth: glucose, galactose, maltose, cellobiose, acetate, butyrate, succinate, L-malate, D&L-alanine, L-aspartate and
DL-beta-hydroxybutyrate.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, chymotrypsin, nitrates and nitrites reduction, gelatin liquefication, indole formation, urease,
lysine and ornithine decarboxylases, phenylalanine deaminase, lecithinase(egg yolk), and lipase (Tween 80), lipase (C14), cystine
arylamidase, alpha-fucosidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl beta-glucosidase, alpha-mannosidase.
Cannot utilize: D-malate, tyrosine, L-valine, n-valerate, fructose, gluconate, lactose, trehalose, xylose, L-histidine, pantothenate,
glycerol, erythritol, D- and L-arabinose, D-ribose, D- and L-xylose, adonitol, methyl-P-xyloside, D-fructose, D-mannose, L-sorbose,
dulcitol, inositol, mannitol, sorbitol, methyl-alpha-D-mannoside, methyl-alpha-D-glucose, N-acetylglucosamine, amygdalin, arbutin,
salicin, lactose, D-melibiose, sucrose, trehalose, inulin, D-melezitose, D-raffinose, glycogen, xylitol, beta-gentiobiose, D-turanose,
D-lyxose, D-tagatose, D- and L-fucose, D- and L-arabitol, gluconate, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, propionate, isobutyrate, heptanoate,
n-caproate, caprylate, pelargonate, caprate, oxalate, malonate, maleate, glutarate, adipate, pimelate, suberate, azelate, sebacate,
glycolate, D-malate, DL-glycerate, D-tartrate, L-tartrate, meso-tartrate, levulinate, citraconate, itaconate, mesaconate, citrate,
phenylacetate, benzoate, o-hydroxybenzoate, m-hydroxybenzoate, p-hydroxybenzoate, D- and L-mandelate, phthalate, isophthalate,
terephthalate, glycine, L-norleucine, L-cysteine, L-methionine, L-phenylalanine, D- and L-tryptophan, trigonelline, L-ornithine, L-lysine,
L-citrulline, DL-kynurenine, betaine, creatine, beta-alanine, urea, acetamide, sarcosine, ethylamine, butylamine, amylamine,
ethanolamine, benzylamine, diaminobutane, spermine, histamine, tryptamine and glucosamine.
Variable results for utilization of acetate, fumarate and lactate.
Valine arylamidase is present in some strains, but not the type strain.
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