Actinobacillus succinogenes
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Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Pasteurellales => Pasteurellaceae => Actinobacillus => Actinobacillus succinogenes
Guettler, Rumler and Jain 1999.
Gram negative pleomorphic rods; 0.8 x 1 µm, nonmotile. Filamentous cells are occasionally seen: “morse code” forms and chains
are common in growing broth culture. Cells within an extracellular matrix are common in aerobically grown cultures.
Colonies are circular, gray, translucent on TSB agar, 1-1.5mm diameter after 24 hours
at 37 °C with CO2. Non-hemolytic. V-factor independent growth.
Chemoorganotrophic. Yeast extract and CO2 stimulate growth. Growth occurs at 37 °C ,
but not at 20 °C or 45 °C.
Marked production of succinic acid in presence of CO2 and high substrate concentration.
Isolated from the bovine rumen.
Bacteria is adapted to a symbiotic living in the bovine rumen.
- 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.
- Guettler M.V., Rumler D. & Jain M.K.: Actinobacillus succinogenes sp. nov., a novel succinic-acid-producing bacterium from the
bovine rumen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 207-216.
Nitrates reduction, oxidase, alkaline phosphatase, catalase, L(+) arabinose,
D(+)xylose, mannitol, D(-) sorbitol, D(-) fructose, D(+) galactose, D(+) glucose, D(+)
mannose, cellobiose, lactose, ONPG, maltose, sucrose (saccharose), raffinose,
esculin & salicin are positive.
Gelatinase, H2S, Voges-Proskauer, urease, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine
decarboxylase, ADH, indole, glycerol, xylitol, dulcitol, meso-inositol, L(+) rhamnose, L(-)
sorbose, melibiose, trehalose, inulin, citrate utilization & gas from D(+) glucose are
negative.
(c) Costin Stoica