| Paenibacillus graminis |
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Phylum Firmicutes, Class Bacilli, Order Bacillales, Family Paenibacillaceae, Genus Paenibacillus, Paenibacillus graminis Berge,
Guinebretiere, Achouak, Normand and Heulin, 2002.
Guinebretiere, Achouak, Normand and Heulin, 2002.
Gram-positive, motile rods, 0.5-1.0 x 3.0-4.0 μm, occuring singly or in short chains.
Produce terminal, ellipsoidal spores in swollen sporangia.
Produce terminal, ellipsoidal spores in swollen sporangia.
Colonies are cream, smooth on nutrient agar and 1-2 mm in diameter after 3 days at
30 ºC on TSA; mucous on media containing 2% glucose or sucrose. Aerobic and
anaerobic growth. Optimum growth temperature 37 ºC; range 5-10 to 35-40 ºC.
30 ºC on TSA; mucous on media containing 2% glucose or sucrose. Aerobic and
anaerobic growth. Optimum growth temperature 37 ºC; range 5-10 to 35-40 ºC.
Isolated from maize rhizosphere, wheat roots and soil.
Undetermined.
- Priest F.G., 2009. Genus I. Paenibacillus Ash, Priest and Collins 1994. In: (Eds.) P.D. Vos, G. Garrity, D. Jones, N.R. Krieg, W.
Ludwig, F.A. Rainey, K.-H. Schleifer, W.B. Whitman. Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume 3: The Firmicutes,
Springer, 269-295. - Berge O., Guinebretiere M.-H., Achouak W., Normand P. and Heulin T., 2002. Paenibacillus graminis sp. nov. and Paenibacillus
odorifer sp. nov., isolated from plant roots, soil and food. IJSEM 52, 607-616.
Positive results for catalase, hydrolysis of esculin, hydrolysis of starch, hydrolysis of
urea, nitrate reduction, acid production from: N-acetylglucosamine, amygdalin,
L-arabinose, arbutin, cellobiose, fructose, galactose, beta-gentiobiose, D-glucose, glycerol, glycogen, lactose, maltose, D-mannitol,
mannose, melezitose, melibiose, methyl-beta-D-xyloside, raffinose, salicin, starch, sucrose, trehalose, turanose and D-xylose.
Negative results for oxidase, indole production, acids production from: adonitol, D-arabinose, L- or D-arabitol, dulcitol, erythritol,
L-fucose, inositol, inulin, 2 or 5 ketogluconate, lyxose, rhamnose, ribose, sorbitol, sorbose, tagatose, xylitol and L-xylose.
Variable results for D-fucose and gluconate acidification.
urea, nitrate reduction, acid production from: N-acetylglucosamine, amygdalin,
L-arabinose, arbutin, cellobiose, fructose, galactose, beta-gentiobiose, D-glucose, glycerol, glycogen, lactose, maltose, D-mannitol,
mannose, melezitose, melibiose, methyl-beta-D-xyloside, raffinose, salicin, starch, sucrose, trehalose, turanose and D-xylose.
Negative results for oxidase, indole production, acids production from: adonitol, D-arabinose, L- or D-arabitol, dulcitol, erythritol,
L-fucose, inositol, inulin, 2 or 5 ketogluconate, lyxose, rhamnose, ribose, sorbitol, sorbose, tagatose, xylitol and L-xylose.
Variable results for D-fucose and gluconate acidification.
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