Pseudomonas rhodesiae
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Pseudomonas rhodesiae  Coroler et al. 1997.
Gram negative rods, motile by 1 polar flagellum.
Colonies on nutrient agar are smooth, circular, and non-pigmented. No hemolysis
observed on blood agar. Fluorescent pigment is produced in King B medium. PHB is
not accumulated. Can grow at 4 ºC, no growth at 41 ºC.
Isolated from natural mineral water.
Unknown.
  1. George M. Garrity, Julia A. Bell & Timothy Lilburn: Order IX Pseudomonadales Orla-Jensen 1921In:  Bergey’s Manual of
    Systematic Bacteriology, Second edition,Vol two, part B, George M. Garrity (Editor-in-Chief),   pp. 323-442.
Positive results for arginine dihydrolase, catalase, cytochrome oxidase, lecithinase,
nitrate reduction to nitrite, formation of levan from sucrose, growth on cetrimide agar,
decomposition of L-tyrosine, utilization of acetate, L-alanine, gamma-aminobutyrate,
L-asparagine, L-aspartate, betaine, caprate, caprylate, citrate, fumarate, L-glutamate,
glutarate, glycerol, heptanoate, beta-hydroxybutyrate, DL-lactate, L-malate, pelargonate,
L-proline, putrescine, pyruvate, succinate, cis-aconitate, D-alanine, alpha-aminobutyrate, delta-aminovalerate, L-arabinose, caproate,
ethanolamine, D-fructose, D-galactose, D-glucose, gluconate, glycerate, L-histitine, p-hydroxybenzoate, m-inositol, L-isoleucine,
L-valine, L-leucine, malonate, mannitol, D-mannose, mucate, L-phenylalanine, D-ribose, sarcosine, L-serine, sorbitol, sucrose,
2-ketogluconate, valerate, acetylglucosamine, D-arabitol & D-xylose.

Negative results for gelatin liquefaction, lipase reaction, esculin and starch hydrolysis, deamination of phenylalanine, exonuclease
production, utilization of: acetamide, adipate, adonitol, amylamine, anthranilate, D-arabinose, azelate, benzoate, benzylamine,
butylamine, butyrate, cellobiose, ethylene glycole, D-fucose, inulin, isopropanole, lactose, maleate, maltose, methanole, oxalate,
phthalate, poly-beta-hydroxybutyratee, salicin, starch, L-threoninee, citraconate, L-citrulline, creatine, erythritol, glycine, glycolate,
histamine, o-hydroxybenzoate, m-hydroxybenzoate, isobutyrate, itaconate, mesaconate, L-kynurenine, levulinate, L-lysine, D-malate,
levulinate, L-lysine, D-malate, DL-norleucine, L-ornithine, phenylacetate, pimelate, suberate, propionate, L-rhamnose, sebacate,
tartrate, trigonelline, tryptamine, D-tryptophan, L-tryptophan.esculin, 2-aminobenzoate, 3-aminobenzoate, 4-aminobenzoate,
3-aminobutyrate, amygdalin, L-arabitol, arbutin, L-cysteine, dulcitol, ethylamine, L-fucose, gentiobiose, glucosamine, glycogen,
norvaline, raffinose, salicin, sorbose, D-tagatose, terephthalate, D-turanose, urea, xylitol, &  L-xylose.

Variable result for utilization of: isovalerate & trehalose.
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