| Kosakonia sacchari |
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Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacteriales, Family Enterobacteriaceae, Genus Kosakonia,
Kosakonia sacchari (Zhu et al. 2013) Gu et al. 2014.
Old synonym: Enterobacter sacchari Zhu et al. 2013.
Kosakonia sacchari (Zhu et al. 2013) Gu et al. 2014.
Old synonym: Enterobacter sacchari Zhu et al. 2013.
Gram-negative rods, 0.3-0.9 x 0.9-1.8 μm. Motile. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies are cream on YDC agar and dark pink with translucent margins on TZC
agar. Optimum growth temperature is 28-32 ºC. Grows at pH 4-10 or in the presence
of 0-4% NaCl.
agar. Optimum growth temperature is 28-32 ºC. Grows at pH 4-10 or in the presence
of 0-4% NaCl.
Isolated from a stem of sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum L.) in China.
Undetermined. Nitrogen-fixing bacterium.
- Zhu B, Zhou Q, Lin L, Hu C, Shen P, Yang L, An Q, Xie G, Li Y. Enterobacter sacchari sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated
with sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum L.). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2577-2582. - Gu CT, Li CY, Yang LJ, Huo GC. Enterobacter xiangfangensis sp. nov., isolated from Chinese traditional sourdough, and
reclassification of Enterobacter sacchari Zhu et al. 2013 as Kosakonia sacchari comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2650-
2656. - Wang C, Wu W, Wei L, Feng Y, Kang M, Xie Y, Zong Z. Kosakonia quasisacchari sp. nov. recovered from human wound secretion in
China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3164-3169. - Reimer, L. C., Vetcininova, A., Sarda Carbasse, J., Sohngen, C., Gleim, D., Ebeling, C., Overmann, J. BacDive in 2019: bacterial
phenotypic data for High-throughput biodiversity analysis. Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2019.
Positive results for esculin hydrolysis, beta-galactosidase, methyl red tests, ornithine decarboxylase, Voges-Proskauer test, acid
production from L-fucose, D-glucose, D-mannitol, melibiose (weak), methyl-D-glucopyranoside, D-sorbitol, and D-sucose.
Can utilize as sole carbon source citrate, sucrose, D-sorbitol, putrescine, alpha-methyl-D-glucoside, melibiose, D-arabitol,
L-rhamnose, raffinose, alpha-D-glucose, gelatin, pectin, dextrin, alpha-lactose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, glycyl-L-proline,
D-galacturonic acid, methyl pyruvate, maltose, D-fructose, L-alanine, L-galactonic acid lactone, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, beta-methyl-
D-glucoside, D-galactose, myo-inositol, D-gluconic acid, L-lactic acid, cellobiose, D-salicin, 3-methyl glucose, glycerol, L-aspartic
acid, D-glucuronic acid, citric acid, gentiobiose, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, D-fucose, D-glucose-6-phosphate, L-glutamic acid,
N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosamine, L-fucose, D-fructose-6-phosphate, mucic acid, turanose, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, L-malic acid,
acetic acid, inosine, L-serine, D-saccharic acid and bromosuccinic acid.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase, H2S production, indole production, lysine decarboxylase, mucate utilization,
oxidase, urease, acid production from adonitol, and inositol.
No utilization of p-hydroxy-phenylacetic acid, Tween 40, gamma-aminobutryric acid, D-lactic acid methyl ester, L-arginine,
beta-hydroxy-DL-butyric acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, glucuronamide, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, acetoacetic acid, L-histidine, D- and
L-malic acid, propionic acid, D-aspartic acid, L-pyroglutamic acid, quinic acid, stachyose, N-acetyl-neuraminic acid, D-serine and
formic acid.
Variable acid production from D-arabitol and raffinose.
Admin note: contradictory results in BacDive (DSMZ) database for arginine dihydrolase, ornithine decarboxylase and acid production
from inositol.
production from L-fucose, D-glucose, D-mannitol, melibiose (weak), methyl-D-glucopyranoside, D-sorbitol, and D-sucose.
Can utilize as sole carbon source citrate, sucrose, D-sorbitol, putrescine, alpha-methyl-D-glucoside, melibiose, D-arabitol,
L-rhamnose, raffinose, alpha-D-glucose, gelatin, pectin, dextrin, alpha-lactose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, glycyl-L-proline,
D-galacturonic acid, methyl pyruvate, maltose, D-fructose, L-alanine, L-galactonic acid lactone, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, beta-methyl-
D-glucoside, D-galactose, myo-inositol, D-gluconic acid, L-lactic acid, cellobiose, D-salicin, 3-methyl glucose, glycerol, L-aspartic
acid, D-glucuronic acid, citric acid, gentiobiose, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, D-fucose, D-glucose-6-phosphate, L-glutamic acid,
N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosamine, L-fucose, D-fructose-6-phosphate, mucic acid, turanose, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, L-malic acid,
acetic acid, inosine, L-serine, D-saccharic acid and bromosuccinic acid.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, gelatinase, H2S production, indole production, lysine decarboxylase, mucate utilization,
oxidase, urease, acid production from adonitol, and inositol.
No utilization of p-hydroxy-phenylacetic acid, Tween 40, gamma-aminobutryric acid, D-lactic acid methyl ester, L-arginine,
beta-hydroxy-DL-butyric acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, glucuronamide, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, acetoacetic acid, L-histidine, D- and
L-malic acid, propionic acid, D-aspartic acid, L-pyroglutamic acid, quinic acid, stachyose, N-acetyl-neuraminic acid, D-serine and
formic acid.
Variable acid production from D-arabitol and raffinose.
Admin note: contradictory results in BacDive (DSMZ) database for arginine dihydrolase, ornithine decarboxylase and acid production
from inositol.
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