Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Bacteria => Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Pseudomonadales => Pseudomonadaceae => Pseudomonas =>
Pseudomonas otitidis Clark et al. 2006.
Gram-negative, motile rods.
Colonies on trypticase soy agar are circular, concave and non-pigmented. Non-
haemolytic on 5% sheep blood agar. Growth occurs at 7–45 ºC, pH 5–10 and in the
presence of up to 4% NaCl.
Isolated from patients with otitis.
Isolated from patients with acute otitis externa, acute otitis media and chronic suppurative otitis media.
- Clark, Linda L., Dajcs, Joseph J., McLean, Celeste H., Bartell, John G., Stroman, David W. Pseudomonas otitidis sp. nov.,
isolated from patients with otic infections. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006 56: 709-714.
Positive results for oxidase, catalase, Tween 80, gelatin hydrolysis, utilization of: formic
acid, alpha-D-glucose, acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, propionic acid, succinic
acid, D-alanine, L-alanine, L-arginine, L-asparagine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid,
L-histidine, L-leucine, L-ornithine, L-proline, L-serine, aminobutyric acid,
phenylethylamine, putrescine.
Negative results for urease, casein, aesculin hydrolysis, utilization of: N-acetyl-
D-galactosamine, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, adonitol, D-arabitol, L-arabinose, i-erythritol, myo-inositol, glycerol, D-mannitol,
D-sorbitol, xylitol, D-fructose, L-fucose, D-galactose, gentiobiose, a-D-lactose, maltose, D-mannose, D-melibiose, D-raffinose,
L-rhamnose, sucrose, D-trehalose, turanose, D-xylose, D-galacturonic acid, D-gluconic acid, D-glucuronic acid, itaconic acid,
glucuronamide, Lphenylalanine, D-serine, inosine, uridine, thymidine, cytosine or sebacic acid.
(c) Costin Stoica