| Cupriavidus metallidurans |
Taxonomy
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus
Cupriavidus, Cupriavidus metallidurans (Goris et al. 2001) Vandamme and Coenye 2004.
Old synonyms: Ralstonia metallidurans Goris et al. 2001, Wautersia metallidurans
(Goris et al. 2001) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004.
Cupriavidus, Cupriavidus metallidurans (Goris et al. 2001) Vandamme and Coenye 2004.
Old synonyms: Ralstonia metallidurans Goris et al. 2001, Wautersia metallidurans
(Goris et al. 2001) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004.
Gram-negative short rods, 0.8 x 1.2-2.2 μm, occuring in single, in pairs or in short
chains. Motile.
chains. Motile.
Colonies on TSA agar plate after 24 h incubation at 30 ºC are round (sometimes with
a slightly scalloped margin), flat, convex or umbonate and transparent. The colony
diameter is less than 0.5 mm in diameter. Can grow at 20, 30 and 37 ºC, but not at 4
or 41 ºC.
a slightly scalloped margin), flat, convex or umbonate and transparent. The colony
diameter is less than 0.5 mm in diameter. Can grow at 20, 30 and 37 ºC, but not at 4
or 41 ºC.
Isolated from wastewater from a zinc factory at Liege, Belgium.
Undetermined.
- Eiko Yabuuchi, Yoshiaki Kawamura and Takayuki Ezaki: Genus VII. Ralstonia Yabuuchi, Kosako, Yano, Hotta and Nishiuchi 1996,
625VP In: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second edition,Vol two, part C, George M. Garrity (Editor-in-Chief), pp. 609-
620. - Vandamme P. and Coenye T.: Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54,
2285-2289. - Goris J., De Vos P., Coenye T., Hoste B., Janssens D., Brim H., Diels L., Mergeay M., Kersters K. and Vandamme P.: Classification
of metal-resistant bacteria from industrial biotopes as Ralstonia campinensis sp. nov., Ralstonia metallidurans sp. nov. and
Ralstonia basilensis Steinle et al. 1998 emend. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1773-1782.
Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, catalase, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), leucine arylamidase, oxidase,
valine arylamidase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase and oxidative acid production in OF base medium containing melibiose.
Can assimilate D-gluconate, adipate, L-malate, cis-aconitic acid, alaninamide, D- and L-alanine, L-alanyl-glycine, bromosuccinic
acid, citric acid, formic acid, glycyl-L-glutamic acid, L-histidine, urocanic acid, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid,
p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, itaconic acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, L-leucine, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, monomethylsuccinate, propionic
acid, L-phenylalanine, succinamic acid, D-saccharic acid, sebacic acid, L-threonine, Tween 40 and 80, acetic acid, L-asparagine,
L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, DL-lactic acid, methylpyruvate, L-proline, L-pyroglutamic acid and succinic
acid.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, cystine arylamidase, esculin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, alpha- and
beta-glucosidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, indole production, lysine
decarboxylase, lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, protease, phenylalanine deaminase, starch hydrolysis, Tween 80 hydrolysis,
trypsin, urease (weak positive reaction after 48h for some strains), alpha-chymotrypsin and oxidative acid production in OF base
medium containing: adonitol, salicin, D-ribose, inositol, mannitol, sorbitol, D- and L-arabinose, mannose, dulcitol, melezitose, inulin,
sucrose, trehalose, maltose, cellobiose, glucose, galactose, lactose, ethanol (3%), glycerol, xylose and fructose.
No assimilation of D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, maltose, alaninamide,
gamma-aminobutyric acid, D-glucuronic acid, alpha-D-glucose, glucuronamide, D-fructose, D-galactonic acid lactone, D-galactose,
D-galacturonic acid, glycerol, glycogen, alpha-ketovaleric acid, D-psicose, quinic acid, D- and L-serine, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine,
cellobiose, alpha-cyclodextrin, i-erythritol, glycyl-L-aspartic acid, inosine, D-raffinose, uridine, alpha-D-lactose, lactulose, D-melibiose,
beta-methyl-D-glucoside, L-rhamnose, D-trehalose, turanose, xylitol, adonitol, 2-aminoethanol, D-arabitol, 2,3-butanediol,
DL-carnitine, dextrin, L-fucose, gentiobiose, glucose-1-phosphate, glucose-6-phosphate, D-glucosaminic acid, DL-alpha-glycerol
phosphate, hydroxy-L-proline, m-inositol, L-ornithine, putrescine, D-sorbitol, sucrose or thymidine.
Variable results for nitrate and nitrite reduction, assimilation of citrate, caprate, phenylacetate, malonic acid and phenylethylamine.
valine arylamidase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase and oxidative acid production in OF base medium containing melibiose.
Can assimilate D-gluconate, adipate, L-malate, cis-aconitic acid, alaninamide, D- and L-alanine, L-alanyl-glycine, bromosuccinic
acid, citric acid, formic acid, glycyl-L-glutamic acid, L-histidine, urocanic acid, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid,
p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, itaconic acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, L-leucine, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, monomethylsuccinate, propionic
acid, L-phenylalanine, succinamic acid, D-saccharic acid, sebacic acid, L-threonine, Tween 40 and 80, acetic acid, L-asparagine,
L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, DL-lactic acid, methylpyruvate, L-proline, L-pyroglutamic acid and succinic
acid.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, cystine arylamidase, esculin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, alpha- and
beta-glucosidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, indole production, lysine
decarboxylase, lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, protease, phenylalanine deaminase, starch hydrolysis, Tween 80 hydrolysis,
trypsin, urease (weak positive reaction after 48h for some strains), alpha-chymotrypsin and oxidative acid production in OF base
medium containing: adonitol, salicin, D-ribose, inositol, mannitol, sorbitol, D- and L-arabinose, mannose, dulcitol, melezitose, inulin,
sucrose, trehalose, maltose, cellobiose, glucose, galactose, lactose, ethanol (3%), glycerol, xylose and fructose.
No assimilation of D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, maltose, alaninamide,
gamma-aminobutyric acid, D-glucuronic acid, alpha-D-glucose, glucuronamide, D-fructose, D-galactonic acid lactone, D-galactose,
D-galacturonic acid, glycerol, glycogen, alpha-ketovaleric acid, D-psicose, quinic acid, D- and L-serine, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine,
cellobiose, alpha-cyclodextrin, i-erythritol, glycyl-L-aspartic acid, inosine, D-raffinose, uridine, alpha-D-lactose, lactulose, D-melibiose,
beta-methyl-D-glucoside, L-rhamnose, D-trehalose, turanose, xylitol, adonitol, 2-aminoethanol, D-arabitol, 2,3-butanediol,
DL-carnitine, dextrin, L-fucose, gentiobiose, glucose-1-phosphate, glucose-6-phosphate, D-glucosaminic acid, DL-alpha-glycerol
phosphate, hydroxy-L-proline, m-inositol, L-ornithine, putrescine, D-sorbitol, sucrose or thymidine.
Variable results for nitrate and nitrite reduction, assimilation of citrate, caprate, phenylacetate, malonic acid and phenylethylamine.
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