| Xenorhabdus cabanillasii |
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Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacteriales, Family Morganellaceae, Genus Xenorhabdus,
Xenorhabdus cabanillasii Tailliez et al. 2006.
Xenorhabdus cabanillasii Tailliez et al. 2006.
Gram-negative rods.
Maximum growth temperature: 39-40 ºC in Luria-Bertani broth. Pigment production is
variable.
variable.
Symbiotically associated with the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema riobrave, isolated from Texas and Jamaica.
Undetermined.
- Tailliez P, Pages S, Ginibre N, Boemare N. New insight into diversity in the genus Xenorhabdus, including the description of ten
novel species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2805-2818.
Positive results for citrate utilization (contradictions in original paper) and DNAse.
Negative results for esculin hydrolysis, acid production from gluconate, ribose, sorbitol, and trehalose.
No assimilation of ribose, inositol, D-malate, cis-aconitate, D-gluconate, putrescine, lactate, succinate, D-glucosamine, propionate or
tyrosine.
Variable results for lecithinase, acid production from inositol, maltose, and 5-ketoglucoate.
Variable assimilation of fructose, histidine and L-aspartate.
Negative results for esculin hydrolysis, acid production from gluconate, ribose, sorbitol, and trehalose.
No assimilation of ribose, inositol, D-malate, cis-aconitate, D-gluconate, putrescine, lactate, succinate, D-glucosamine, propionate or
tyrosine.
Variable results for lecithinase, acid production from inositol, maltose, and 5-ketoglucoate.
Variable assimilation of fructose, histidine and L-aspartate.
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