| Burkholderia seminalis |
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus
Burkholderia, Burkholderia seminalis Vanlaere et al. 2008.
Burkholderia, Burkholderia seminalis Vanlaere et al. 2008.
Gram-negative rods. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies are mucoid. Grows on MacConkey agar and on BCSA where turn the
medium acidic. Growth is observed at 30 and 37 ºC. Variable growth at 42 ºC. Most
strains are yellow-pigmented. Non-haemolytic. Aerobic.
medium acidic. Growth is observed at 30 and 37 ºC. Variable growth at 42 ºC. Most
strains are yellow-pigmented. Non-haemolytic. Aerobic.
Isolated from sputum of cystic fibrosis patients, nosocomial infections and environmental samples.
Undetermined.
- Vanlaere E., Lipuma J.J., Baldwin A., Henry D., De Brandt E., Mahenthiralingam E., Speert D., Dowson C. and Vandamme P.:
Burkholderia latens sp. nov., Burkholderia diffusa sp. nov., Burkholderia arboris sp. nov., Burkholderia seminalis sp. nov. and
Burkholderia metallica sp. nov., novel species within the Burkholderia cepacia complex. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58,
1580-1590.
Positive results for gelatin liquefaction, beta-galactosidase, oxidase, acid production
from: adonitol, glucose, sucrose, maltose, lactose and xylose (weak reaction).
Can assimilate glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N-acetylglucosamine, D-gluconate, caprate, adipate, L-malate,
citrate and phenylacetate.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, nitrate reduction, tryptophanase and urease.
No assimilation of maltose.
Variable results for esculin hydrolysis, lysine decarboxylase and ornithine decarboxylase.
from: adonitol, glucose, sucrose, maltose, lactose and xylose (weak reaction).
Can assimilate glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N-acetylglucosamine, D-gluconate, caprate, adipate, L-malate,
citrate and phenylacetate.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, nitrate reduction, tryptophanase and urease.
No assimilation of maltose.
Variable results for esculin hydrolysis, lysine decarboxylase and ornithine decarboxylase.
(c) Costin Stoica
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