Taxonomy
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Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacteriales, Family Enterobacteriaceae, Genus Enterobacter,
Enterobacter vonholyi Cho et al. 2021.
Gram-negative rods. Motile.
Colonies are opaque and very slightly milky, approximately 2-3 mm in diameter,
irregular and raised with an undulate margin. Growth can occur between 8 to 46 ºC. It
can tolerate up to 8% NaCl in Luria-Bertani broth. Optimal growth pH is pH 7.5.
Facultatively anaerobic.
Isolated from marjoram, in Germany.
Undetermined.
- Cho GS, Stein M, Fiedler G, Igbinosa EO, Koll LP, Brinks E, Rathje J, Neve H, Franz CMAP. Polyphasic study of antibiotic-resistant
enterobacteria isolated from fresh produce in Germany and description of Enterobacter vonholyi sp. nov. isolated from marjoram
and Enterobacter dykesii sp. nov. isolated from mung bean sprout. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126174.
Positive results for arginine dihydrolase, catalase, citrate utilization, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, ornithine decarboxylase, acid
production from / utilization of L-arabinose, cellobiose, D-glucose, inositol, lactose, D-mannitol, maltose, palatinose, sorbitol,
sucrose, and D-trehalose.
Negative results for indole production, lysine decarboxylase, oxidase, urease, acid production from D-arabitol and L-rhamnose, .
(c) Costin Stoica