| Heyndrickxia acidiproducens |
Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Caryophanales, Family Bacillaceae, Genus Bacillus, Heyndrickxia acidiproducens
(Jung et al. 2009) Narsing Rao et al. 2023.
Old synonyms: Bacillus acidiproducens Jung, Kim and Chang, 2009,
Weizmannia acidiproducens (Jung et al. 2009) Gupta et al. 2020.
(Jung et al. 2009) Narsing Rao et al. 2023.
Old synonyms: Bacillus acidiproducens Jung, Kim and Chang, 2009,
Weizmannia acidiproducens (Jung et al. 2009) Gupta et al. 2020.
Gram-positive slightly curved rods, 0.8-1.2 x 4.0-4.5 µm, motile by a single polar
flagella. Produce subterminal, ellipsoidal endospores.
flagella. Produce subterminal, ellipsoidal endospores.
Colonies on TSA are round, flat, white or ivory, 5 mm in diameter. Aerobic, facultatively
anaerobic.
Grow at 30-55 ºC, at pH 5-7 and in 5% NaCl broth (not in 7% NaCl).
anaerobic.
Grow at 30-55 ºC, at pH 5-7 and in 5% NaCl broth (not in 7% NaCl).
Isolated from vineyard soil in Daejeon, Korea.
Undetermined.
- M.Y. Jung, J.-Su Kim and Y.-H. Chang, 2009. Bacillus acidiproducens sp. nov., vineyard soil isolates that produce lactic acid.
IJSEM 59, 2226-2231. - Narsing Rao MP, Banerjee A, Liu GH, Thamchaipenet A. Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus acidicola, Bacillus pervagus
and the genera Heyndrickxia, Margalitia and Weizmannia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5961.
Positive results for catalase, Voges-Proskauer, acid production from: L-arabinose, D-glucose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, D-xylose,
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, D-fructose, galactose, lyxose, raffinose, rhamnose, ribose and sucrose.
Negative results for oxidase, deamination of phenylalanine, beta-galactosidase, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase,
hydrolysis of urea, hydrolysis of gelatin, indole production, H2S production, nitrate reduction, hydrolysis of casein, citrate utilization,
hydrolysis of Tween 80, methyl red test, acid production from: glycogen, salicin, starch, lactose and D-trehalose.
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, D-fructose, galactose, lyxose, raffinose, rhamnose, ribose and sucrose.
Negative results for oxidase, deamination of phenylalanine, beta-galactosidase, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase,
hydrolysis of urea, hydrolysis of gelatin, indole production, H2S production, nitrate reduction, hydrolysis of casein, citrate utilization,
hydrolysis of Tween 80, methyl red test, acid production from: glycogen, salicin, starch, lactose and D-trehalose.
(c) Costin Stoica
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