Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacterales, Family Pectobacteriaceae, Genus
Pectobacterium, Pectobacterium parvum Pasanen et al. 2020.
Gram-negative rods.
Colonies on nutrient agar are small, round-shaped, white, opaque and flat, 0.5-1 mm in
diameter after 17 hours. Pectinolytic. Grow at 37 ºC and on Luria–Broth with 5% NaCl.
Isolated from potato stems in Finland, Poland and the Netherlands.
Has a low maceration ability on potato tuber tissue and inhibit growth of Dickeya solani in dual culture.
- Pasanen M, Waleron M, Schott T, Cleenwerck I, Misztak A, Waleron K, Pritchard L, Bakr R, Degefu Y, van der Wolf J, et al.
Pectobacterium parvum sp. nov., having a Salmonella SPI-1-like Type III secretion system and low virulence. Int J Syst Evol
Microbiol 2020; 70:2440-2448.
Biochemically very similar to Pectobacterium polaris.
Positive results for catalase.
Can utilize (Biolog GN III) sucrose, beta-methyl-glucoside, D-salicin, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, alpha-D-glucose, D-mannose,
D-fructose, D-galactose, L-rhamnose, D-mannitol, myo-inositol, glycerol, D-glucose-6-phosphate, L-aspartic acid, D-galacturonic
acid, mucic acid, L-malic acid, D-aspartic acid, D-fructose-6-phosphate, L-galactonic acid-lactone, acetic acid, D-gluconic acid,
D-saccharic acid, pectin, bromosuccinic acid, D-trehalose, alpha-D-lactose, D-cellobiose, D-melibiose, D-raffinose, L-glutamic acid,
formic acid, sodium butyrate, inosine, and L-serine.
Negative results for oxidase.
No utilization of alpha-methyl-glucoside, citric acid, L-arginine, L-acetyl neuramininc acid, L-histidine, L-pyroglutamic acid, quinic acid,
p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, D-lactic acid methyl ester, sodium bromate, gelatin, glucuronamide, gamma-aminobutyic acid, D-malic
acid, beta-hydroxy-DL-butyric acid, propionic acid, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, D- and L-fucose, 3-methyl glucose, D-arabitol,
D-turanose, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, L-alanine, glycyl-L-proline, D-maltose, N-acetyl-D-mannosamine,
D-serine, D-sorbitol, L-lactic acid, dextrin, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, acetoacetic acid and Tween 40.
(c) Costin Stoica