Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas mucoides Duman et al. 2021.
Gram-negative rods, 0.9-1.0 x 1.9-2.4 µm. Motile by one polar flagellum.
Colonies on King B agar are round, flat, opaque, beige-coloured and very mucoid
with regular margins and are approximately 4mm in diameter after growth for 2days at
30 °C. Fluorescein pigment is produced, but pyocyanin is not. All strains are
gamma-haemolytic.Grows at 4-37 ºC, pH 7-9 and in the presence of 0-4.5% NaCl.
Aerobic.
Isolated from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cultured in farms in Turkey.
Isolated from asymptomatic fish.
- Duman M, Mulet M, Altun S, Saticioglu IB, Gomila M, Lalucat J, Garcia-Valdes E. Pseudomonas piscium sp. nov., Pseudomonas
pisciculturae sp. nov., Pseudomonas mucoides sp. nov. and Pseudomonas neuropathica sp. nov. isolated from rainbow trout. Int J
Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0.
Positive results for catalase, gelatin hydrolysis, nitrate reduction and oxidase.
Can assimilate (API 20NE): glucose, arabinose, mannose, mannitol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, gluconate, caprate, malate and citrate.
Can utilize as sole carbon source (Biolog GEN III): glucuronamide (weakly), alpha-keto-butyric acid (weakly), Tween 40 (weakly),
alpha-hydroxy butyric acid (weakly), alpha-D-glucose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, D-galacturonic acid, methyl pyruvate,
gamma-amino-butyric acid, D-fructose, D-arabitol, L-alanine, D-galactonic acid lactone, D-galactose, myo-inositol, L-arginine,
D-gluconic acid, L-lactic acid, beta-hydroxy-D,L-butyric acid, glycogen, L-aspartic acid, D-glucuronic acid, citric acid,
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, L-glutamic acid, alpha-keto glutaric acid, L-histidine, mucic acid, D- and L-malic acid, propionic acid,
L-pyroglutamic acid, quinic acid, acetic acid, L-serine, D-serine (weakly), D-saccharic acid, bromo-succinic acid and formic acid.
Other tests produce negative results.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase and indole production.
No assimilation of phenylacetate.
No utilization of: L-fucose, D-fructose-6-phosphate, glycyl-L-proline, inosine, D-lactic acid methyl ester, sucrose and trehalose.
Variable utilization of D-fucose.

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