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Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Moraxellaceae, Genus Acinetobacter,
Acinetobacter radioresistens Nishimura et al. 1988.
Acinetobacter radioresistens Nishimura et al. 1988.
Gram-negative, pleomorphic cells. A plump form is 0.8-0.9 x 1.2-1.8 μm; elongate
cells (15 μm or more long) occur in young cultures; and coccoid cells (0.6-0.9 μm in
diameter) occur in old cultures. Occur singly or in pairs. Non-motile. Non-
sporeforming. Non-capsulated.
cells (15 μm or more long) occur in young cultures; and coccoid cells (0.6-0.9 μm in
diameter) occur in old cultures. Occur singly or in pairs. Non-motile. Non-
sporeforming. Non-capsulated.
Colonies on Nutrient agar are smooth, entire, convex, glistening, opaque, and
yellowish white to pale yellow. On nutrient broth surface a pellicle is formed.
Growth occurs in medium containing 5% NaCI. Good growth at 27-31 ºC. Growth
occurs at 42 ºC. Aerobic. Non-haemolytic on sheep blood agar.
yellowish white to pale yellow. On nutrient broth surface a pellicle is formed.
Growth occurs in medium containing 5% NaCI. Good growth at 27-31 ºC. Growth
occurs at 42 ºC. Aerobic. Non-haemolytic on sheep blood agar.
Isolated from cotton and soil. High resistance to gamma-ray irradiation. Resistant to benzylpenicillin (100 IU).
Undetermined.
- Elliot Juni and Kjell Bovre. Order IX Pseudomonadales Orla-Jensen 1921, Family II Moraxellaceae Rossau, Van Landschoot,
Gillis and De Ley 1991 In: Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second edition, Vol two, part B, George M. Garrity (Editor-
in-Chief), pp. 411-442. - Yukimasa Nishimura, Takeshi Ino, and Hiroshi Iizuka. Acinetobacter radioresistens sp. nov. Isolated from Cotton and Soil. Int J
Syst Bacteriol April 1988 38:209-211.
Positive results for catalase, Tween 80 hydrolysis, utilization of: acetate, fumarate, DL-lactate, L-malate, malonate, succinate,
hexadecane, heptadecane, octadecane, eicosane, ethanol, n-butanol, L-alanine, L-glutamate, L-leucine and L-proline.
Nitrate is reduced to nitrite in succinate-nitrate medium but not in casitone-nitrate medium.
Negative results for oxidase, H2S production, indole production, lysine decarboxydase, ornithine decarboxydase, phenylalanine
deaminase, arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase, urease, utilization of: L-arabinose, D-ribose, D-xylose, D-galactose, D-glucose,
D-fructose, D-mannose , L-rhamnose, D-glucosamine, D-cellobiose, lactose, maltose, melibiose, sucrose, raffinose, citrate,
gluconate, decane, nonadecane, methanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, ethanolamine, beta-alanine, DL-phenylalanine, L-histidine,
L-isoleucine , DL-norleucine, DL-serine, L-threonine, dulcitol, inositol, mannitol and sorbitol.
hexadecane, heptadecane, octadecane, eicosane, ethanol, n-butanol, L-alanine, L-glutamate, L-leucine and L-proline.
Nitrate is reduced to nitrite in succinate-nitrate medium but not in casitone-nitrate medium.
Negative results for oxidase, H2S production, indole production, lysine decarboxydase, ornithine decarboxydase, phenylalanine
deaminase, arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase, urease, utilization of: L-arabinose, D-ribose, D-xylose, D-galactose, D-glucose,
D-fructose, D-mannose , L-rhamnose, D-glucosamine, D-cellobiose, lactose, maltose, melibiose, sucrose, raffinose, citrate,
gluconate, decane, nonadecane, methanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, ethanolamine, beta-alanine, DL-phenylalanine, L-histidine,
L-isoleucine , DL-norleucine, DL-serine, L-threonine, dulcitol, inositol, mannitol and sorbitol.
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