Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Pasteurellales => Pasteurellaceae => Actinobacillus => Actinobacillus muris Bisgaard
1988. Synonyms: Streptobacillus moniliformis, Bisgaard taxon 12.
Gram negative cells, nonmotile, rod-shaped.
Colonies are circular, low convex and regular with an entire margin; the surface of the
colonies is smooth, shiny, grayish and opaque 1.5-2.0 mm in diameter after 24 h and
3.5-4.0 mm after 48 h at 37°C. Hemolysis negative. V-factor independent. Growth on
Mac Conkey agar is negative.
Have been isolated from the pharynx, uterus, and vagina of mice.
Is a normal component of the oropharyngeal and genital tract flora of laboratory white mice.
- Olsen I., MØller K., 2004.Genus II. Actinobacillus . In: Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second edition,Vol two, part
B, George M. Garrity (Editor-in-Chief), pp. 866-883.
- W.M. Janda, R. Mutters , 2006. Pasteurella, Mannheimia, Actinobacillus, Eikenella, Kingella, Capnocytophaga, and other
miscellaneous Gram-negative rods. In: Topley & Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections, 10 edition, Vol. 2,
Bacteriology, Edward Arnold Ltd.
- .J. G.Holt et al., 1994. Begey’s manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9-edition, Williams & Wilkins.
Nitrates reduction, catalase, oxidase, urease, mannitol, D(-) fructose, L(-) fucose, D(+)
acid from glucose, D(+) mannose, cellobiose, maltose, melibiose, sucrose
(saccharose), trehalose, raffinose, esculin & salicin are positive.
Alkaline phosphatase, gelatinase, H2S, Voges-Proskauer, arginine dehydrolase, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase,
indole, L(+) arabinose, D(+) xylose, dulcitol, meso-inositol, D(-) sorbitol, D(+) galactose, L(+) rhamnose, L(-) sorbose, lactose, ONPG,
dextrin, inulin, gas from D(+) glucose are negative.
Glycerol is variable.
(c) Costin Stoica