Xenorhabdus griffiniae
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Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacteriales, Family Morganellaceae, Genus Xenorhabdus,
Xenorhabdus griffiniae Tailliez et al. 2006.
Gram-negative rods.
Maximum growth temperature: 39 ºC in Luria-Bertani broth. Colonies are not
pigmented.
Symbiotically associated with the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema hermaphroditum, isolated in Indonesia.
Undetermined.
  1. 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, DNAse, esculin hydrolysis, lecithinase,
acid production from 5-ketogluconate (weak) and ribose.
Assimilates maltotriose, maltose, cis-aconitate, citrate,
D-gluconate, putrescine,
lactate, succinate, L-aspartate and D-alanine.

Negative results for acid production from gluconate, inositol, sorbitol, maltose, and  trehalose.
No assimilation of fructose, ribose, D-malate, propionate, histidine, D-glucosamine, and tyrosine.

Variable assimilation of fructose, putrescine and ribose.
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