Pectobacterium punjabense
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Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacterales, Family Pectobacteriaceae, Genus
Pectobacterium, Pectobacterium punjabense Sarfraz et al. 2018.
Gram-negative rods.
Grows at 28 ºC in TY medium (5g tryptone/l , 3g yeast extract/l and agar 1.5%).
Pectinolytic, produces pits on crystal violetpectate medium.
Isolated from potato plant in Punjab, Pakistan.
Produces blackleg symptoms on potato plants.
- Sarfraz S, Riaz K, Oulghazi S, Cigna J, Sahi ST, Khan SH, Faure D. Pectobacterium punjabense sp. nov., isolated from blackleg
symptoms of potato plants in Pakistan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3551-3556.
Probably very similar to Pectobacterium parmentieri (the below tests used by author
were identical for P. punjabense and P. parmentieri strains) - admin note.
Can utilize as sole carbon source 1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside, lactose, melibiose, gluconic acid, raffinose, galactose and
cellobiose.
Does not utilize L-alanine, maltose or 1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside.
(c) Costin Stoica