Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Aeromonadales, Family Aeromonadaceae, Genus Oceanimonas,
Oceanimonas doudoroffii (Baumann et al. 1972) Brown et al. 2001.
Basonym: Pseudomonas doudoroffii Baumann et al. 1972.
Gram-negative rods, 0.7–1.2 x 2.0–2.5 µm. Motile by up to three polar flagella.
Can grow on Marine agar. Accumulates poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate. Isolated in liquid
medium containing allantoin, benzoate, creatine, caprylate, or D-aminovalerate.
Require Na+ for growth. Growth temperature 10-41ºC.
Isolated from Pacific Ocean surface water.
Undetermined.
- G.R. Brown, I.C. Sutcliffe, S.P. Cummings. Reclassification of [Pseudomonas] doudoroffii (Baumann et al. 1983) into the genus
Oceanomonas gen. nov. as Oceanomonas doudoroffii comb. nov., and description of a phenol-degrading bacterium from
estuarine water as Oceanomonas baumannii sp. nov.
- Amy Martin-Carnahan and Samuel W. Joseph 2004. Order XII. Aeromonadales ord. nov. In: Bergey’s Manual of Systematic
Bacteriology, Second edition,Vol two, part B, George M. Garrity (Editor-in-Chief), pp. 556-587.
Positive results for nitrate reduction, oxidase, utilization of: acetate, aconitate, D- or L-alpha-alanine, beta-alanine, allantoin,
gamma-aminobutyrate, D-aminovalerate, L-arginine, L-aspartate, benzoate, betaine, butylamine, caprate, citrate, creatine,
ethanol, D-fructose, fumarate, L-glutamate, glutarate, DL-glycerate, glycine, glycolate, histamine, L-histidine, DL-beta-hydroxybutyrate,
alpha-ketoglutarate, DL-lactate, DL-malate, L-ornithine, phenol, L-proline, putrescine, pyruvate, L-serine, sarcosine, spermine and
succinate.
Negative results for arginine hydrolase, beta-galactosidase, esculin hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, urease, indole production, glucose
fermentation, utilization of galactose and glycerol.
Some strains can utilize D-ribose.
(c) Costin Stoica