Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Bacteroidota, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacterales, Family Yersiniaceae, Genus Serratia, Serratia myotis
Garcia-Fraile et al. 2015.
Gram-negative rods, 0.5-0.6 x 1.0-1.3 μm. Motile by subpolar flagella. Non-spore-
forming.
Colonies on YES medium are circular, convex and transparent, with 1.5- 2.0 mm
diameter after 24 h incubation at 24 ºC. Growth occurs at 4-37 ºC, optimally at 20-35
ºC. Grows at pH 5.5-9 (optimally at pH 6-8 and in the presence of 0-8% (w/v) NaCl
(optimally in 0-4% NaCl). Facultatively anaerobic.
Isolated from the rectum of a greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) sampled in the Jeseniky mountains (Czech Republic).
Undetermined.
- Garcia-Fraile P, Chudickova M, Benada O, Pikula J, Kolarik M. Serratia myotis sp. nov. and Serratia vespertilionis sp. nov., isolated
from bats hibernating in caves. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:90-94.
(c) Costin Stoica
Positive results for arginine dihydrolase, catalase, citrate utilization, beta-galactosidase, gelatinase, lysine decarboxylase, and
ornithine decarboxylase.
Can assimilate: glucose, fructose, mannose, rhamnose, maltose, L-arabinose, raffinose, ribose, D-xylose, turanose, trehalose,
melezitose, melibiose, galactose, sucrose, aesculin, mannitol, inositol, sorbitol, glycerol, gluconate and 2-ketogluconate.
Negative results for indole production, oxidase, and urease.
No assimilation of D- and L-arabitol, erythritol, adonitol, 1-methyl D-glucoside, arbutin, glycogen and gentiobiose.