
Positive results for acid phosphatase, catalase, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), leucine arylamidase,
naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, nitrate reduction to nitrite, oxidase, Tweens 20, 40, 60 and 80 hydrolysis, Voges-Proskauer
reaction (acetoin production).
Can assimilate: glucose, mannitol, gluconate, malate and citrate.
Can utilize (Biolog GN2 and GEN III MicroPlates): D-fucose (weak), glucuronamide (weak), D-fructose-6-phosphate (weak),
D-glucuronic acid (weak), D-galactonic acid lactone (weak), dextrin (weak), Tweens 40 and 80, D-fructose, alpha-D-glucose,
D-mannitol, methyl pyruvate, formic acid, D-gluconic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, DL-lactic acid, succinic
acid, L-alaninamide, D- and L-alanine, L-alanyl glycine, L-asparagine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, L-histidine, hydroxy-L-proline,
L-leucine, L-proline, L-pyroglutamic acid, D-serine, DL-carnitine, gamma-aminobutyric acid and putrescine; all other carbon sources
included in the GN2 MicroPlate are not utilized.
Negative results for alkaline phosphatase, arginine dihydrolase, casein hydrolysis, CM-cellulose hydrolysis, chitinase, cystine
arylamidase, DNase, aesculin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase,
alpha-glucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, beta-glucosaminidase, H2S production, indole production, alpha- and
beta-galactosidase, lysine decarboxylase, lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, nitrite reduction, ornithine decarboxylase, starch
hydrolysis, tryptophan deaminase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, urease, valine arylamidase, and glucose fermentation.
No assimilation of arabinose, mannose, N-acetylglucosamine, maltose, caprate, adipate and phenylacetate.
No utilization of: pectin, p-hydroxy-phenylacetic acid, D-mannose, glycyl-L-proline, D-galacturonic acid, D-maltose, D-lactic acid methyl
ester, alpha-hydroxy butyric acid, D-trehalose, alpha-keto-butyric acid, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, quinic acid, inosine and D-saccharic
acid.
Galactose and D-fructose utilization is variable ( Biolog GN2 vs GEN III).
Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas taeanensis Lee et al. 2010.
Gram-negative rods, 0.8-1.0 x 1.8-2.5 μm. Motile by a single flagellum.
Colonies are smooth, nonpigmented, whitish and translucent (2-3 mm in diameter).
No production of pyocyanin on King A medium or fluorescent pigments on King B
medium. Grows at 4-30 ºC (optimum 25-28 ºC), at pH 6.0-9.5 (optimum pH 6.5-8.0)
and with 0-5% (w/v) NaCl. Aerobic.
Isolated from a crude oil-contaminated seashore in Taean, Korea.
Undetermined.
- Lee DH, Moon SR, Park YH, Kim JH, Kim H, Parales RE, Kahng HY. Pseudomonas taeanensis sp. nov., isolated from a crude oil-
contaminated seashore. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2719-2723.
- Busquets A, Mulet M, Gomila M, Garcia-Valdes E. Pseudomonas lalucatii sp. nov. isolated from Vallgornera, a karstic cave in
Mallorca, Western Mediterranean. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126205.
(c) Costin Stoica