| Brevibacterium pityocampae |
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Phylum Actinobacteria, Class Actinobacteria, Order Micrococcales, Family Brevibacteriaceae, Genus Brevibacterium, Brevibacterium
pityocampae Kati, Ince, Demir and Demirbag 2010.
pityocampae Kati, Ince, Demir and Demirbag 2010.
Gram-positive rods, 0.5/1.0 µm. Nonmotile. Spores are not produced.
Colonies are yellow, convex with entire margins on Nutrient agar, Tryptic soy agar,
after 24-72 h of aerobic incubation at 30 ºC.
Grows optimally at 30 ºC. Can grow at 25-40 ºC. Range of pH 6-10, optimum 8. Grows
in 0-10% NaCl, not in 15% NaCl.
after 24-72 h of aerobic incubation at 30 ºC.
Grows optimally at 30 ºC. Can grow at 25-40 ºC. Range of pH 6-10, optimum 8. Grows
in 0-10% NaCl, not in 15% NaCl.
Isolated from healthy larvae of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (pine processionary moth), Lepidoptera, from the Black Sea region of Turkey.
Undetermined.
- Kati H., Ince I. A., Demir I. and Demirbag Z., 2010. Brevibacterium pityocampae sp. nov., isolated from caterpillars of
Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera, Thaumetopoeidae). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 60, 312-316.
Description is based on API 20E and conventional tests, 5 days at 30 ºC.
Positive results for catalase & nitrate reduction.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, citrate utilization, beta-galactosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, H2S production, indole production,
lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, oxidase, tryptophan deaminase, urease, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from:
adonitol, amygdalin, arabinose, D-glucose, inositol, mannitol, melibiose, rhamnose, ribose, sorbitol & sucrose.
Positive results for catalase & nitrate reduction.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, citrate utilization, beta-galactosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, H2S production, indole production,
lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, oxidase, tryptophan deaminase, urease, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from:
adonitol, amygdalin, arabinose, D-glucose, inositol, mannitol, melibiose, rhamnose, ribose, sorbitol & sucrose.
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