| Arthrobacter russicus |
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Phylum Actinomycetota, Class Actinomycetes, Order Micrococcales, Family Micrococcaceae, Genus Arthrobacter, Arthrobacter
russicus Li et al. 2004.
russicus Li et al. 2004.
Gram-positive, irregular rods, about 1.3-3.6 x 0.5-0.9 µm. Non-motile.
Non-spore-forming.
Non-spore-forming.
Colonies on BHI agar are circular, smooth and creamy, about 1.5 mm after 24 h
incubation.Not pgmented. Growth occurs at 30 ºC, but not at 37 ºC. Aerobic.
incubation.Not pgmented. Growth occurs at 30 ºC, but not at 37 ºC. Aerobic.
Isolated from an air sample from the Russian space station Mir.
Undetermined.
- Li Y, Kawamura Y, Fujiwara N, Naka T, Liu H, Huang X, Kobayashi K, Ezaki T. Rothia aeria sp. nov., Rhodococcus baikonurensis sp.
nov. and Arthrobacter russicus sp. nov., isolated from air in the Russian space laboratory Mir. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:827-
835. - Schumann P, Zhang DC, Franca L, Albuquerque L, da Costa MS, Margesin R. Psychromicrobium silvestre gen. nov., sp. nov., an
actinobacterium isolated from alpine forest soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:640-645.
Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, catalase, esterase lipase (C8), naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, gelatinase,
alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucosidase, leucine arylamidase, alpha-mannosidase, pyrazinaminidase, pyrrolydonyl
arylamidase trypsin, and Tween 80 hydrolysis.
Can utilize as sole carbon source alpha-D-glucose, D-psicose, glycerol, Tween 40 and 80, D-fructose, D-mannose, methyl pyruvate,
monomethyl succinate, pyruvic acid, L-alanyl glycine, L-glutamic acid (weak), putrescine, 2,3-butanediol , uridine (variable), and
uridine 5'-monophosphate.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, amylase, cellulase, cystine arylamidase, alpha-chymotrypsin, DNase, esculin hydrolysis
(positive in Schumann's study), alpha-fucosidase, alpha-glucosidase, beta-glucuronidase, indole production, nitrate reduction,
oxidase, urease and glucose fermentation.
No utilization of alpha- and beta-cyclodextrin, glycogen, inulin, mannan, N-acetyl D-glucosamine, N-acetyl D-mannosamine, amygdalin,
L-arabinose, D-arabitol, cellobiose, L-fructose, D-galactose, D-galacturonic acid, gentiobiose, m-inositol, alpha-D-lactose, lactulose,
D-mannitol, D-melibiose, methyl alpha-D-galactoside, methyl beta-D-galactoside, D-raffinose, L-rhamnose, methyl
alpha-D-mannoside, sedoheptulosan, D-sorbitol, stachyose, D-tagatose, xylitol, p-hydroxyphenyl acetic acid, D-xylose,
alpha-ketoglutaric acid, lactamide, D-malic acid, D-alanine, N-acetyl L-glutamic acid, L-alanine, glycyl L-glutamic acid, L-pyroglutamic
acid, L-serine, adenosine, 2'-deoxyadenosine, inosine, thymidine, adenosine 5'-monophosphate, thymidine 5'-monophosphate,
fructose 6-phosphate, glucose 1-phosphate, glucose 6-phosphate and DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate, dextrin, arbutin, D-gluconic acid,
maltose, maltotriose, D-melezitose, 3-methyl glucose, methyl alpha-D-glucoside, methyl beta-D-glucoside, palatinose, D-ribose,
salicin, sucrose, D-trehalose, turanose, acetic acid, alpha-, beta-, and gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, alpha-ketovaleric acid, D-lactic acid
methyl ester, L-lactic acid, L-malic acid, propionic acid, succinamic acid, succinic acid alaninamide, and L-asparagine.
alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucosidase, leucine arylamidase, alpha-mannosidase, pyrazinaminidase, pyrrolydonyl
arylamidase trypsin, and Tween 80 hydrolysis.
Can utilize as sole carbon source alpha-D-glucose, D-psicose, glycerol, Tween 40 and 80, D-fructose, D-mannose, methyl pyruvate,
monomethyl succinate, pyruvic acid, L-alanyl glycine, L-glutamic acid (weak), putrescine, 2,3-butanediol , uridine (variable), and
uridine 5'-monophosphate.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, amylase, cellulase, cystine arylamidase, alpha-chymotrypsin, DNase, esculin hydrolysis
(positive in Schumann's study), alpha-fucosidase, alpha-glucosidase, beta-glucuronidase, indole production, nitrate reduction,
oxidase, urease and glucose fermentation.
No utilization of alpha- and beta-cyclodextrin, glycogen, inulin, mannan, N-acetyl D-glucosamine, N-acetyl D-mannosamine, amygdalin,
L-arabinose, D-arabitol, cellobiose, L-fructose, D-galactose, D-galacturonic acid, gentiobiose, m-inositol, alpha-D-lactose, lactulose,
D-mannitol, D-melibiose, methyl alpha-D-galactoside, methyl beta-D-galactoside, D-raffinose, L-rhamnose, methyl
alpha-D-mannoside, sedoheptulosan, D-sorbitol, stachyose, D-tagatose, xylitol, p-hydroxyphenyl acetic acid, D-xylose,
alpha-ketoglutaric acid, lactamide, D-malic acid, D-alanine, N-acetyl L-glutamic acid, L-alanine, glycyl L-glutamic acid, L-pyroglutamic
acid, L-serine, adenosine, 2'-deoxyadenosine, inosine, thymidine, adenosine 5'-monophosphate, thymidine 5'-monophosphate,
fructose 6-phosphate, glucose 1-phosphate, glucose 6-phosphate and DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate, dextrin, arbutin, D-gluconic acid,
maltose, maltotriose, D-melezitose, 3-methyl glucose, methyl alpha-D-glucoside, methyl beta-D-glucoside, palatinose, D-ribose,
salicin, sucrose, D-trehalose, turanose, acetic acid, alpha-, beta-, and gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, alpha-ketovaleric acid, D-lactic acid
methyl ester, L-lactic acid, L-malic acid, propionic acid, succinamic acid, succinic acid alaninamide, and L-asparagine.
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