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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus
Cupriavidus, Cupriavidus alkaliphilus Estrada-de Los Santos et al. 2012.
Cupriavidus, Cupriavidus alkaliphilus Estrada-de Los Santos et al. 2012.
Gram-negative cells. Non-sporulating. Motile.
Grows in trypticase soy broth/agar at 15, 30 and 42 ºC. Can grow in 1.5 and 2% NaCl.
Isolated from the rhizosphere of different agricultural plants growing in alkaline soils in the northeast of Mexico. Does not fix nitrogen.
Resistant to 5-10 mg/ml arsenic, 1 mg/ml zinc and 0.1 mg/ml copper.
Resistant to 5-10 mg/ml arsenic, 1 mg/ml zinc and 0.1 mg/ml copper.
Undetermined.
- Estrada-De Los Santos P., Martinez-Aguilar L., Lopez-Lara I.M. and Caballero-Mellado J. Cupriavidus alkaliphilus sp. nov., a new
species associated with agricultural plants that grow in alkaline soils. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2012, 35, 310-314. [abstract] - Sun, L. N., Wang, D. S., Yang, E. D., Fang, L. C., Chen, Y. F., Tang, X. Y. and Hua, R. M. 2016. Cupriavidus nantongensis sp. nov., a
novel chlorpyrifos-degrading bacterium isolated from sludge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2335-2341.
Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, catalase, indole production, oxidase,
esterase C4, leucine arylamidase, nitrate reduction, valine arylamidase (weak reaction),
cystine arylamidase (weak reaction), acid production from D-fructose.
Can assimilate capric acid, malic acid, adipic acid, gluconate and phenylacetic acid.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, starch hydrolysis, nitrite reduction, Voges-Proskauer
test, methyl red test, H2S production, lipase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, alpha-
and beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, alpha-mannosidase, urease, alpha-fucosidase, acid production from
glucose, erythritol, L-arabinose, D-ribose, D-xylose, D-adonitol, methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside, D-galactose, D-glucose, D-mannose,
L-sorbose, L-rhamnose, dulcitol, inositol, D-mannitol, D-sorbitol, methyl a-D-mannopyranoside, methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside,
N-acetylglucosamine, amygdalin, arbutin, salicin, D-cellobiose, D-maltose, D-lactose, D-melibiose, D-sucrose, D-trehalose, inulin,
D-melezitose, D-raffinose, starch, glycogen, xylitol, gentiobiose, turanose, D-lyxose, D-tagatose, D-fucose, L-fucose, D-arabitol,
L-arabitol, potassium gluconate, 2- and 5-ketogluconate.
No assimilation of citrate, D-glucose, L-arabinose, mannitol, D-mannose, N-acetylglucosamine and maltose.
esterase C4, leucine arylamidase, nitrate reduction, valine arylamidase (weak reaction),
cystine arylamidase (weak reaction), acid production from D-fructose.
Can assimilate capric acid, malic acid, adipic acid, gluconate and phenylacetic acid.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, starch hydrolysis, nitrite reduction, Voges-Proskauer
test, methyl red test, H2S production, lipase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, alpha-
and beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, alpha-mannosidase, urease, alpha-fucosidase, acid production from
glucose, erythritol, L-arabinose, D-ribose, D-xylose, D-adonitol, methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside, D-galactose, D-glucose, D-mannose,
L-sorbose, L-rhamnose, dulcitol, inositol, D-mannitol, D-sorbitol, methyl a-D-mannopyranoside, methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside,
N-acetylglucosamine, amygdalin, arbutin, salicin, D-cellobiose, D-maltose, D-lactose, D-melibiose, D-sucrose, D-trehalose, inulin,
D-melezitose, D-raffinose, starch, glycogen, xylitol, gentiobiose, turanose, D-lyxose, D-tagatose, D-fucose, L-fucose, D-arabitol,
L-arabitol, potassium gluconate, 2- and 5-ketogluconate.
No assimilation of citrate, D-glucose, L-arabinose, mannitol, D-mannose, N-acetylglucosamine and maltose.
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