
Oxidative metabolism. No fermentation of sugars in peptone media.
Positive results for arginine dihydrolase, catalase, oxidase, urease, acid production from: glycerol, D- and L-arabinose, D-ribose,
D-xylose, D-galactose, D-glucose, D-fructose, D-mannose, D- and L-fucose and gluconate.
Can assimilate glucose, L-arabinose, malate, L-ribose, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, L-fucose, L-proline, D-galactose, alpha-D-glucose,
methyl pyruvate, cis-aconitate, D-galactonate, lactone, D-galacturonate, D-glucuronate, alpha-ketoglutarate, DL-lactate, quinate,
D-saccharate, succinate, bromosuccinate, succinamic, glucuronamide, D- and L-alanine, L-asparagine, L-aspartate, L-glutamate,
L-histidine, D-serine, gamma-aminobutyrate, glycerol, D-glucose and gluconate.
Negative results for aesculin hydrolysis, gelatinase, beta-galactosidase, indole production, nitrate reduction, acid production from:
erythritol, L-xylose, adonitol, methyl beta-D-xyloside, sorbose, L-rhamnose, dulcitol, inositol, mannitol, sorbitol, methyl
alpha-D-mannoside, methyl alpha-D-glucoside, N-acetylglucosamine, amygdalin, arbutin, aesculin, salicin, cellobiose, maltose,
lactose, melibiose, sucrose, trehalose, inulin, melezitose, raffinose, starch, glycogen, xylitol, gentiobiose, turanose, lyxose, tagatose, D-
and L-arabitol.
No assimilation of inositol, adipate, phenylacetate, itaconate, suberate, 4-hydroxybenzoate, salicin, L-sorbose, propionate, valerate,
malonate, 3-hydroxybutyrate, 3-hydroxybenzoate, alpha-cyclodextrin, dextrin, glycogen, Tweens 40 and 80, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine,
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, adonitol, D-arabitol, cellobiose, i-erythritol, gentiobiose, myo-inositol, lactose, lactulose, maltose, D-mannitol,
D-mannose, melibiose, methyl beta-D-glucoside, D-psicose, raffinose, L-rhamnose, D-sorbitol, sucrose, trehalose, turanose, xylitol,
monomethyl succinate, formate, D-glucosaminate, alpha-hydroxybutyrate, p-hydroxyphenylacetate, alpha-ketobutyrate,
alpha-ketovalerate, sebacate, L-alaninamide, L-alanyl glycine, glycyl L-aspartate, glycyl L-glutamate, hydroxy-L-proline, L-leucine,
L-ornithine, L-phenylalanine, L-pyroglutamate,L-threonine, DL-carnitine, urocanate, inosine, uridine, thymidine, phenylethylamine,
putrescine, 2,3-butanediol, DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate, glucose 1-phosphate and glucose 6-phosphate.
Variable results for the assimilation of D-fructose, acetate, caprate, citrate, gluconate, and L-serine.
Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas endophytica Ramirez-Bahena et al. 2015.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-negative rods, 0.6-1.0 x 1.2-1.7 µm. Motile by one polar-subpolar flagellum.
Non-spore-forming.
Colonies are circular convex, beige and usually 1.5-2.0 mm in diameter within 2 days
of growth at 28 ºC. Maximum growth temperature is 35 ºC, optimum 28 ºC, and the pH
range for growth is 5-9, with optimum growth at pH 7. Grows in TSB with 0-6% NaCl,
optimally in 0% NaCl. A diffusible fluorescent pigment is produced on King B
medium. Blue non-fluorescent pigment is not produced. Haemolysis is not produced.
Strictly aerobic.
Isolated from stem tissue of Solanum tuberosum L. in Salamanca province, Spain.
Undetermined.
- Ramirez-Bahena MH, Cuesta MJ, Tejedor C, Igual JM, Fernandez-Pascual M, Peix A. Pseudomonas endophytica sp. nov., isolated
from stem tissue of Solanum tuberosum L. in Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2110-2117.
- von Neubeck M, Huptas C, Gluck C, Krewinkel M, Stoeckel M, Stressler T, Fischer L, Hinrichs J, Scherer S, Wenning M.
Pseudomonas helleri sp. nov. and Pseudomonas weihenstephanensis sp. nov., isolated from raw cow's milk. Int J Syst Evol
Microbiol 2016; 66:1163-1173.
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