Nesterenkonia pannonica
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Phylum Actinomycetota, Class Actinomycetes, Order Micrococcales, Family Micrococcaceae, Genus Nesterenkonia, Nesterenkonia
pannonica
Borsodi et al. 2017.

Species description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-positive coccoid rods, 0.6-0.8 x 0.4-0.6 µm. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies are orange, circular, entire, smooth and convex. Growth occurs at 10-40 ºC
(optimum 25-28 ºC), pH 6-12 (optimum, pH 9-10) and with 0-15% (w/v) NaCl (optimum
5-7% NaCl). Strictly aerobic.
Isolated from water of a soda pan located in Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary.
Undetermined.
  1. Borsodi AK, Szili-Kovacs T, Schumann P, Sproer C, Marialigeti K, Toth E. Nesterenkonia pannonica sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic
    and moderately halophilic actinobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4116-4120.
Positive results for alkaline phosphatase (weak), catalase, esculin hydrolysis, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8) (weak),  leucin
arylamidase (weak), naphtol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, and urease.

Negative results for acid phosphatase, casein hydrolysis, citrate utilization, cystine arylamidase, alpha-chymotrypsin,
alpha-fucosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase,
N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, H
2S production, indole production, lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, methyl-red reaction, nitrate
reduction, oxidase, starch hydrolysis, trypsin, Tween 80 hydrolysis, Voges-Proskauer reaction, valine arylamidase, acid production
from glucose
(c) Costin Stoica
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