Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacterales, Family Erwiniaceae, Genus Erwinia,
Erwinia typographi Skrodenyte-Arbaciauskiene et al. 2012.
Gram-negative, straight rods, 0.7-0.8 x 2.0-4.0 μm. Motile. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies on TSA are translucent, beige, non-pigmented, round, convex and smooth
with entire margins at 28 ºC within 3 days. Grows 22 ºC and 36 ºC, but not at 41 ºC.
Facultatively anaerobic.
Isolated from the gut of adult bark beetle (Ips typographus) collected from the bark of Norway spruce (Picea abies) in Lithuania.
Resistant to myrcene (7-methyl-3-methylene-1.6-octadiene, C10H16, known as the defensive compound of Norway spruce), and is
capable of surviving at a concentration as high as 10 μl /ml myrcene in TSB.
Undetermined.
- Skrodenyte-Arbaciauskiene V, Radziute S, Stunzenas V, Buda V. Erwinia typographi sp. nov., isolated from bark beetle (Ips
typographus) gut. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:942-948.
Positive results for catalase, beta-galactosidase, methyl red test, phenylalanine
deaminase, aminopeptidase, and acid production from glucose (without gas production).
Can utilize at 28 ºC within 3–6 days: L-arabinose, D-ribose, D-galactose, D-glucose, D-fructose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N-
acetylglucosamine, trehalose and malonate.
Negative results for DNase, gelatinase, H2S production, indole production, oxidase, urease, and Voges-Proskauer test.
No utilization of glycerol, erythritol, D-arabinose, D-xylose, L-xylose, Dadonitol, methyl beta-D-xyloside, L-sorbose, L-rhamnose, dulcitol,
inositol, D-sorbitol, methyl alpha-D-mannoside, methyl alpha-D-glucoside, amygdalin, arbutin, esculin, salicin, cellobiose, maltose,
lactose, melibiose, sucrose, inulin, melezitose, raffinose, starch, glycogen, xylitol, gentiobiose, turanose, Dlyxose, D-tagatose, D-
fucose, L-fucose, D-arabitol, L-arabitol, gluconate, 2- ketogluconate, 5-ketogluconate and Tween 80.
(c) Costin Stoica