Vogesella lacus
Colonies are round, entire, convex and colourless, 1.0-2.0 mm diameter on R2A agar
after 48 h incubation at 25 ºC. Growth occurs at 10-42 ºC (optimum, 25-30 ºC). Grows
at pH 7.0-9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and with 0-3% NaCl (optimum, 0.5%). Aerobic.
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Neisseriales, Family Chromobacteriaceae, Genus
Vogesella,
Vogesella lacus Chou et al. 2009.
Gram-negative rods, 0.8 x 1.5-2.3 μm. Motile by a single polar flagellum. Non-spore-
forming. Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate granules are accumulated.
Isolated from a water sample from a pond used for the culture of soft-shell turtles (Trionyx sinensis), Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Susceptible to tetracycline, kanamycin, rifampicin, gentamicin, penicillin G, chloramphenicol, nalidixic acid, novobiocin, streptomycin,
ampicillin and sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim.
Undetermined.
  1. Chou J.H., Chou Y.J., Arun A.B., Young C.C., Chen C.A., Wang J.T. and Chen W.M.: Vogesella lacus sp. nov., isolated from a soft-
    shell turtle culture pond. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2629-2632.
  2. Euzeby (J.P.): List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol.,
    1997, 47, 590-592. (List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. https://www.bacterio.net).
Positive results for alkaline phosphatase, catalase, casein hydrolysis, C4 esterase,
C8 esterase lipase, DNase (weak), indole production, nitrate reduction, leucine
arylamidase, oxidase, Tween 40 (weak), 60 and 80 hydrolysis and valine arylamidase.
Can utilize in API 20 NE: citrate, D-glucose, D-mannitol, D-mannose and malate.
Oxidation in Biolog GN2: alpha-D-glucose, D-fructose, D-mannose, D-psicose, D-mannitol, Nacetyl-D-glucosamine, glycogen, Tween
40, Tween 80, DL-lactic acid, gamma-aminobutyric acid, citric acid, L-histidine, hydroxy-L-proline, L-alanine, L-proline, L-asparagine,
L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, L-ornithine, L-phenylalanine and L-alanyl glycine.

Negative results for acid phosphatase, arginine hydrolysis, C14 lipase, alpha-chymotrypsin, esculin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase,
gelatin hydrolysis, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, alpha-mannosidase, starch
hydrolysis, Tweeen 20 hydrolysis, trypsin and urease. No acid production from glucose.
No utilization of: L-arabinose, maltose, N-acetylglucosamine, adipate, phenylacetate, gluconate and caprate.
No oxidation of: maltose, cellobiose, L-arabinose, L-rhamnose, melibiose, D-galactose, raffinose, gentiobiose, alpha-D-lactose,
trehalose, lactulose, turanose, D-sorbitol, 2,3-butanediol, i-erythritol, adonitol, xylitol, D-arabitol, myo-inositol, glycerol,
N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, sucrose, alpha-cyclodextrin, dextrin, methyl beta-D-glucoside, acetic acid, D-glucosaminic acid,
p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, bromosuccinic acid, urocanic acid, cis-aconitic acid, itaconic acid, succinamic acid, alpha-ketobutyric
acid, glucuronamide, L-leucine, L-serine, L-threonine, D-serine, D-alanine, phenylethylamine, L-pyroglutamic acid, glycyl L-aspartic
acid, glycyl L-glutamic acid, DL-carnitine, D-alaninamide, 2-aminoethanol, putrescine, uridine, thymidine, inosine, formic acid,
alpha-ketoglutaric acid, D-galacturonic acid, D-galactonic acid lactone, alpha-ketovaleric acid, D-gluconic acid, malonic acid,
propionic acid, D-glucuronic acid, quinic acid, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, D-saccharic acid,
DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate, pyruvic acid methyl ester, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, sebacic acid, alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate,
succinic acid and D-glucose 6-phosphate.
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