Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas cyclaminis Sawada et al. 2021.
Gram-negative rods, 0.9 x 1.9-2.5 µm. Motile by one to five polar flagella.
Non-spore-forming.
Colonies are are pale yellow to light cream in colour, opaque, round with entire to
somewhat undulate margins, raised, smooth, with glistened appearance, and usually
1-3mm in diameter after growth for 2days at 27 ºC. Produce fluorescent pigment
on King’s B medium. No diffusible pigments are produced. Grows at temperature of
4-30 ºC, at pH values of 5.0-8.0 and in the presence of 0-6% (w/v) NaCl. Aerobic.
Isolated from bud blight lesions of cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum Mill.) in Miyagi, Japan. Negative for tobacco hypersensitive reaction.
Causes bacterial bud blight of cyclamen.
- Sawada H, Fujikawa T, Osada S, Satou M. Pseudomonas cyclaminis sp. nov., a pathogen causing bacterial bud blight of cyclamen
in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0.
Positive results for alkaline phosphatase, arginine dihydrolase, aesculin hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, beta-glucosidase, leucine
arylamidase, oxidase and trypsin. Weak reactions for esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), valine arylamidase, acid phosphatase, and
naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase.
Can assimilate (API 20 NE): D-glucose, L-arabinose, maltose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, potassium
gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid and trisodium citrate.
Can utilize as sole carbon source (Biolog GEN III): trehalose, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, alpha-D-glucose, D-mannose, D-fructose, D-
galactose, D-fucose, L-rhamnose, inosine, D-sorbitol, D-mannitol, D-arabitol, myo-inositol, glycerol, D- and L-serine, glycyl-L-proline,
L-alanine, L-arginine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, L-histidine, L-pyroglutamic acid, D-galacturonic acid, L-galactonic acid lactone,
D-gluconic acid, D-glucuronic acid, glucuronamide, mucic acid, quinic acid, D-saccharic acid, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, L-lactic
acid, citric acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, L-malic acid, Tween 40, gamma-aminobutyric acid, DL-beta-hydroxybutyric acid, propionic
acid, and acetic acid.
Negative results for cystine arylamidase, alpha-chymotrypsin, alpha-fucosidase, indole production, alpha- and beta-galactosidase,
beta-glucuronidase, alpha-glucosidase, N-acetyl beta-glucosaminidase, levan formation from sucrose, lipase (C14), alpha-
mannosidase, nitrate reduction, urease, acid production from: glucose and sucrose.
No assimilation of phenylacetate.
No utilization of: dextrin, maltose, cellobiose, gentiobiose, sucrose, turanose, stachyose, raffinose, lactose, melibiose, beta-methyl-D-
glucoside, D-salicin, N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosamine, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, N-acetyl neuraminic acid, 3-methyl glucose, D-
glucose-6-phosphate, D-aspartic acid, gelatin, pectin, D-lactic acid methyl ester, D-malic acid, and acetoacetic acid.

(c) Costin Stoica