| Pectobacterium aroidearum |
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacterales, Family Pectobacteriaceae, Genus
Pectobacterium, Pectobacterium aroidearum Nabhan et al. 2013.
Pectobacterium, Pectobacterium aroidearum Nabhan et al. 2013.
Gram-negative rods. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies are white, small and flat on King’s B medium. Grows on Luria Broth with 5%
NaCl, and at 37 and 39 ºC. Pectolytic.
NaCl, and at 37 and 39 ºC. Pectolytic.
Isolated from Zantedeschia aethiopica.
Resistant to erythromycin.
Resistant to erythromycin.
Produce soft rot disease in plants.
- Nabhan S, De Boer SH, Maiss E, Wydra K. Pectobacterium aroidearum sp. nov., a soft rot pathogen with preference for
monocotyledonous plants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2520-2525. - Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Naushad S, S Gupta R. Genome-based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for
Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae fam. nov., Pectobacteriaceae fam. nov.,
Yersiniaceae fam. nov., Hafniaceae fam. nov., Morganellaceae fam. nov., and Budviciaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
2016; 66:5575-5599. - Khayi S, Cigna J, Chong TM, Quetu-Laurent A, Chan KG, Helias V, Faure D. Transfer of the potato plant isolates of Pectobacterium
wasabiae to Pectobacterium parmentieri sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5379-5383.
Acid is produced from alpha-methyl glucoside and glucose (without gas production).
Can utilize D- and L-alanine, L-alaninamide, L-alanyl-glycine, glucuronamide, D-galactonic acid lactone, D-glucosaminic acid,
glycogen, glycyl-L-aspartic acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, DL-lactic acid, maltose, D-melibiose, raffinose, D-serine, Tweens 40 and 80,
xylitol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, L-arabinose, D-fructose, D-galactose, gentiobiose, alpha-D-glucose, myo-inositol, D-mannitol,
D-mannose, beta-methyl D-glucoside, L-rhamnose, sucrose, trehalose, methyl pyruvate, D-saccharic acid, succinic acid,
bromo-succinic acid, L-asparagine, L-aspartic acid, glycerol, DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate
No utilization of D-arabitol, hydroxybutyric acid, hydroxyphenylacetic acid, itaconic acid, alpha-ketovaleric acid, malonic acid, propionic
acid, quinic acid, glycyl-L-glutamide acid, L-histidine, hydroxyl-L-proline, L-leucine, L-ornithine, L-phenylalanine, L-proline,
L-pyroglutamic acid, L-threonine, DL-carnitine, gamma-aminobutyric acid, urocanic acid, phenyethylamine, putrescine,
2-aminoethanol, 2,3-butanediol and glucose-1-phosphate.
P. aroidearum can be distinguished from P. carotovorum by the ability to utilize glycogen, D-serine, L-alaninamide, D- and L-alanine,
glucouronamide and L-alanyl glycine, but not D-arabitol or glucose-1-phosphate.
Can utilize D- and L-alanine, L-alaninamide, L-alanyl-glycine, glucuronamide, D-galactonic acid lactone, D-glucosaminic acid,
glycogen, glycyl-L-aspartic acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, DL-lactic acid, maltose, D-melibiose, raffinose, D-serine, Tweens 40 and 80,
xylitol, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, L-arabinose, D-fructose, D-galactose, gentiobiose, alpha-D-glucose, myo-inositol, D-mannitol,
D-mannose, beta-methyl D-glucoside, L-rhamnose, sucrose, trehalose, methyl pyruvate, D-saccharic acid, succinic acid,
bromo-succinic acid, L-asparagine, L-aspartic acid, glycerol, DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate
No utilization of D-arabitol, hydroxybutyric acid, hydroxyphenylacetic acid, itaconic acid, alpha-ketovaleric acid, malonic acid, propionic
acid, quinic acid, glycyl-L-glutamide acid, L-histidine, hydroxyl-L-proline, L-leucine, L-ornithine, L-phenylalanine, L-proline,
L-pyroglutamic acid, L-threonine, DL-carnitine, gamma-aminobutyric acid, urocanic acid, phenyethylamine, putrescine,
2-aminoethanol, 2,3-butanediol and glucose-1-phosphate.
P. aroidearum can be distinguished from P. carotovorum by the ability to utilize glycogen, D-serine, L-alaninamide, D- and L-alanine,
glucouronamide and L-alanyl glycine, but not D-arabitol or glucose-1-phosphate.
(c) Costin Stoica
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