Paraburkholderia metrosideri
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Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus Paraburkholderia,
Paraburkholderia metrosideri Weber and King 2017.
Species description is based on a single isolate.
Gram-negative rods. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies are circular with entire margins, white color. Optimum growth temperature is
30 ºC with growth at 15 and 40 ºC but not at 45 ºC. Optimum pH 7.5 with growth at pH
5.7 and 8.5, but not at pH 9.5.
Carbon monoxide is oxidized aerobically.
Isolated from volcanic soils from Kilauea Volcano (Hawaii, USA).
Undetermined.
- Weber, C. F. and King, G. M. 2017. Volcanic soils as sources of novel CO-oxidizing Paraburkholderia and Burkholderia:
Paraburkholderia hiiakae sp. nov., Paraburkholderia metrosideri sp. nov., Paraburkholderia paradisi sp. nov., Paraburkholderia
peleae sp. nov., and Burkholderia alpina sp. nov. a member of the Burkholderia cepacia complex. Front. Microbiol., 8, 207.
Positive results for catalase, beta-galactosidase & oxidase.
Can utilize: acetate (weak), alanine, arabinose, benzoate, betaine, fructose, galactose, gluconate, glutamate (weak), glucuronate,
glucose, alpha-ketoglutarate, glycerol, beta-hydroxybutyrate, lactate, lactose, malate, malonate (weak), maltose (weak), mannitol,
mannose, N-acetylglucosamine, proline, propionate, pyruvate, ribose, succinate & tartrate.
Negative results for esculin hydrolysis & gelatin hydrolysis
No utilization of adipate, aspartate, caprate, citrate, dimethylamine, formate, glycine, isopropanol, methanol, methylamine,
phenylalanine, phenylacetate, phthalate, trimethylamine & valine.
Variable results for arginine dihydrolase.
(c) Costin Stoica