Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacterales, Family Enterobacteriaceae, Genus Enterobacillus,
Enterobacillus tribolii Patil et al. 2015.
Gram-negative, straight rods. Motile. Non-spore forming.
Colonies on TSA after 48 h incubation at 37 ºC are white, round to irregular, convex
with smooth edges and 3.0-3.5 mm in diameter. Optimum growth at 35-37 ºC, pH 8.0
and 0.05% NaCl. Grows at 40 and 50 ºC, but not at 5 or 10 ºC.
Isolated from the gut of red flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum.
Susceptible to cefpodoxime (10 µg), chloramphenicol (30 µg), vancomycin (30 µg), streptomycin (10 µg), rifampicin (5 µg), levofloxacin
(5 µg), cetriaxone (30 µg), clindamycin (2 µg), augmentin (30 µg), amikacin (30 µg), cefixime (5 µg), tetracycline (30 µg), co-trimoxazole
(25 µg), colistin (10 µg), norfloxacin (10 µg), ceftriaxone (10 µg), ciprofloxacin (5 µg), cephotaxime (30 µg), gentamicine (10 µg),
furazolidone (50 µg), and amoxycillin (10 µg).
Undetermined.
- Patil VS, Salunkhe RC, Patil RH, Husseneder C, Shouche YS, Venkata Ramana V. Enterobacillus tribolii gen. nov., sp. nov., a
novel member of the family Enterobacteriaceae, isolated from the gut of a red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Antonie Van
Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:1207-1216.
Positive results for catalase, methyl red test, acid production from glycerol, glucose, mannose, maltose, mannitol, salicin, trehalose,
and D-xylose.
Can utilise D-fructose, glucose, D-xylose, gluconate, L-arabinose, L-rhamnose and malate.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, citrate utilization, gelatinase, beta-galactosidase (?), H2S production, indole production,
nitrate reduction, oxidase, tryptophanase, urease, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from D-arabinose, D-arabitol, cellobiose,
dulcitol, inositol, lactose, melibiose, and raffinose.
Could not utilize most of the carbohydrates tested by 50CHB/E.
Variable results for acid production from L-arabinose.
(c) Costin Stoica