| Breznakia blatticola |
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Erysipelotrichia, Order Erysipelothrichales, Family Erysipelotrichaceae, Genus Breznakia,
Breznakia blatticola Tegtmeier et al. 2016, type species of the genus.
Breznakia blatticola Tegtmeier et al. 2016, type species of the genus.
Gram-positive rods, 0.3-0.4 x 0.8-2.5 μm, occuring in chains. Non-motile. Non-spore-
forming.
forming.
Temperature range of growth 15-40 ºC, optimum between 15 and 30 ºC. pH range of
growth 6-11; optimum at pH 7-10. Strictly anaerobic to slightly aerotolerant.
growth 6-11; optimum at pH 7-10. Strictly anaerobic to slightly aerotolerant.
Isolated from the intestinal tract of the cockroach Shelfordella lateralis.
Undetermined.
- Tegtmeier D, Riese C, Geissinger O, Radek R, Brune A. Breznakia blatticola gen. nov. sp. nov. and Breznakia pachnodae sp.
nov., two fermenting bacteria isolated from insect guts, and emended description of the family Erysipelotrichaceae. Syst Appl
Microbiol 2016; 39:319-329.
Metabolism is obligately fermentative.
Grows on D-fructose, D-galactose, D-glucose, D-ribose, D-cellobiose, D489 maltose, D-melibiose, D-trehalose,
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, D-mannitol, and salicin.
Negative results for catalase and oxidase.
Grows on D-fructose, D-galactose, D-glucose, D-ribose, D-cellobiose, D489 maltose, D-melibiose, D-trehalose,
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, D-mannitol, and salicin.
Negative results for catalase and oxidase.
(c) Costin Stoica
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