Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Bacteria => Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Pseudomonadales => Pseudomonadaceae => Pseudomonas =>
Pseudomonas lundensis Molin et al. 1986.
Gram-negative, rods , 0.7-0.8 x 1.5-3 μm, motile by one polar flagellum,
asporogenous.
Colonies on nutrient agar are smooth, circular, and non-pigmented. They are
non-hemolytic on ox blood agar and do not glide on cytophaga agar. Fluorescent
pigments (pyoverdine) are produced on King B agar. No accumulation of
poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate as intracellular inclusions.
Metabolism is respiratory and never fermentative. Oxygen is the terminal electron
acceptor; nitrate does not serve as an alternate
electron acceptor. The temperature range for growth is usually 0 to 33°C, but 30% of
the strains are capable of slow
growth at 37°C. The optimal growth temperature is 25°C. There is no growth at pH
4.5. No growth factors are required. Aerobic.
Isolated from refrigerated meat.
Unknown.
- Molin, G., Ternstrom, A., Ursing, J. Notes: Pseudomonas lundensis, a New Bacterial Species Isolated from Meat. Int J Syst
Bacteriol 1986 36: 339-342.
Positive results for catalase, oxidase, arginine dihydrolase, citrate utilization, hippurate hydrolysis, gelatinase, lecithinase, acid
production from L-arabinose, cellobiose, D-galactose, D-glucose, maltose, D-mannose, melibiose, D-ribose & D-xylose,
assimilation of: acetate, D-alanine, L-alanine, beta-alanine, 4-aminobutyrate (GABA), 2-aminoethanol, 5-aminopentanoate,
D-arabinose, L-arabinose, L-arginine, Lasparagine, L-aspartate, benzoate, betaine, butyrate, caprate, caproate, caprylate, carnosine,
citrate, creatine, Dfructose, fumarate, D-gluconate, D-glucose, L-glutamate, L-glutamine, glutarate, glycerol, heptanoate, L-histidine,
meso-inositol, isoleucine, L-lactate,L-leucine, L-lysine, L-malate, D-mannose, L-ornithine, 2-oxoglutarate, pelargonate,
L-phenylalanine, propionate, L-proline, putrescine, pyruvate, D-ribose, sarcosine, spermine, succinate, taurocholate, DL-tyrosine &
DL-valine.
Negative results for phenylalanine, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase; esculin hydrolysis, starch hydrolysis, hydrogen
sulfide (triple sugar iron), indole, phosphatase, urease, nitrate reduction to nitrogen, methyl red, Voges-Proskauer reaction, acid
production from :amygdalin, dextrin, D-fructose, galactitol, glucitol, glycogen (oyster), meso-inositol, inulin, lactose, D-mannitol,
melezitose, raffinose, ribitol, salicin, L-sorbose, starch, sucrose, trehalose & xylitol, assimilation of: acetamide, cis-aconitate, adipate,
alginate, l-aminobutane, amygdalin, anthranilate, D-arabitol, arbutin, ascorbate, azelate, benzylformate, 2,3-butanediol, 2-butanol,
DL-carnitine, cellobiose, citraconate,L-citrulline, creatinine, crotonate, L-cysteine, L-cystine, deoxycholate, dextrin, i-erythritol, esculin,
1,2-ethanediol, ethanol, D-fucose, galactitol, D-galactonate, D-galactose, geraniol, glucitol, D-glucose 6-phosphate, D-glucuronate,
glycine, glycolate, 1-hexanol, hippurate, histamine diphosphate, 2-hydroxybenzoate, 3-hydroxybenzoate, 4-hydroxybenzoate,
3-hydroxybutanone (acetoin), inosine, inulin, itaconate, kynurenate, lactose, lactulose, laevulinate, D-lyxose, maleate, malonate,
maltose, mandelate, D-mannitol, melezitose, melibiose, menthol, methanol, L-methionine, 3-methylbutanoate (isovalerate),
3-methyl-l-butanol, alpha-methyl-D-glucoside, alpha-methyl-D-mannoside, 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol, 2-methylpropan-1-01, mucate,
nicotinate, oxalate, palmitate,pectate, l-pentanol, phenol, phenylacetate, phthalate, pimelate, propane-l,2-diol, l-propanol, 2-propanol,
2,6-pyridine decarboxylate, pyridoxal, quinate, raffinose, L-rhamnose, ribitol, riboflavine, D-saccharate, salicin, sebacate, L-serine,
L-sorbose, starch, suberate, sucrose, Dtartrate, L-tartrate, meso-tartrate, taurine, testosterone, trigonelline, tryptamine, D-tryptophan,
L-tryptophan, turanose, valerate, xylitol, D- & L-xylose.
Variable results for 1-butanol, D-malate & trehalose assimilation.


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