Rugamonas rivuli
Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, catalase, casein hydrolysis, aesculin hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis,
alpha-glucosidase, leucine arylamidase, naphthol-ASBI-phosphohydrolase, nitrate reduction, oxidase, starch hydrolysis, trypsin,
Tweens (20, 40, 60 and 80) hydrolysis, urease and valine arylamidase.
Can utilize: L-aspartic acid, L-arabinose, starch, maltose monohydrate, lactose monohydrate, sucrose, sodium pyruvate and
L-glutamic acid.

Negative results for cystine arylamidase, alpha-chymotrypsin, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), alpha-fucosidase, alpha- and
beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl-betaglucosaminidase, H
2S production, indole production, lipase
(C14), alpha-mannosidase, methyl red test, phenylalanine deaminase, Voges-Proskauer test.
No utilization of: D-glucose, D-fructose, trehalose dihydrate, glycerol, mannitol, D-sorbitol, L-valine, glycine, L-proline, L-serine,
sodium oxalate, sodium formate dihydrate, sodium acetate anhydrous or disodium fumarate.
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Rugamonas,
Rugamonas rivuli Lu et al. 2020.
Gram-negative rods, 0.6-0.7 x 1.5-2.0 µm. Motile by several flagella.
Colonies are light brown, circular with a wrinkled surface and have a tough, rubbery
texture. Growth occurs at 4-30 ºC (optimum, 24 ºC), pH 4.0–9.5 (optimum, pH 7.0-7.5)
and NaCl 0-1% w/v (optimum, 0-0.5% w/v). Aerobic.
Isolated from a subtropical stream in China.
Undetermined.
  1. Lu H, Deng T, Liu F, Wang Y, Xu M. Rugamonas aquatica sp. nov. and Rugamonas rivuli sp. nov., isolated from a subtropical
    stream in PR China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3328-3334.
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