Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Bacteroidota, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacterales, Family Yersiniaceae, Genus Serratia, Serratia inhibens
Hennessy et al. 2020.
Gram-negative rods, 0.8-1.0 x 1-2 μm. Motile by flagella. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies on LBA are pale pink, circular, convex and slightly mucoid in consistency.
Growth occurs at 10-37 ºC, optimally at 25-30 ºC. Grows at pH 6-9 (optimally at pH 6-7
and in the presence of 0-3% (w/v) NaCl. Facultatively anaerobic.
The type strain was isolated from potato (Solanum tuberosum) rhizosphere from Gershoej, Denmark.
Undetermined.
- Hennessy RC, Dichmann SI, Martens HJ, Zervas A, Stougaard P. Serratia inhibens sp. nov., a new antifungal species isolated
from potato (Solanum tuberosum). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4204-4211.
(c) Costin Stoica
Positive results for arginine dihydrolase, alkaline phosphatase, alpha-glucosidase, beta-galactosidase, citrate utilization, tryptophan
deaminase, gelatinase, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from: abutin, aesculin ferric acid, cellobiose, gentiobiose,
5-ketogluconate, lactose (bovine origin), L-rhamnose, and salicin.
Can utilize: glycerol, L-arabinose, D-ribose, D-xylose, D-galactose, D-glucose, D-fructose, D-mannose, inositol, D-mannitol, methyl
alpha-D-glucopyranoside, N-acetylglucosamine, maltose, melibiose, sucrose, trehalose, melezitose, raffinose, turanose, L-rhamnose,
arbutin, aesculin ferric acid, salicin, cellobiose, lactose, gentiobiose, potassium gluconate and potassium 5-ketogluconate.
Negative results for acid phosphatase, cysteine arylamidase, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), alpha-fucosidase,
alpha-galactosidase, beta-glucosidase, beta-glucuronidase, H2S production, indole production, lipase (C14), leucine arylamidase,
lysine decarboxylase, alpha-mannosidase, ornithine decarboxylase, valine arylamidase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, urease, acid
production from: amygdalin, D-arabinose, D- and L-fucose, 2-ketogluconate, methyl alpha-D-mannopyranoside, L-sorbose, D-sorbitol,
and starch.