Xenorhabdus koppenhoeferi
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Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
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Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacteriales, Family Morganellaceae, Genus Xenorhabdus,
Xenorhabdus koppenhoeferi Tailliez et al. 2006.
Gram-negative rods.
Colonies are yellow. Maximum growth temperature: 33 ºC in Luria-Bertani broth.
Symbiotically associated with the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema scarabaei, isolated from New Jersey (USA).
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 DNAse, lecithinase, acid production from 5-ketogluconate and
maltose.
Negative results for citrate utilization, esculin hydrolysis, acid production from gluconate, inositol, ribose, sorbitol, and trehalose.
No assimilation of L-aspartate, D-alanine, maltotriose, maltose, D-malate, D-gluconate, fructose, ribose, lactate, succinate, fructose,
inositol, cis-aconitate, citrate, ribose, putrescine, propionate, histidine, D-glucosamine, and tyrosine.
(c) Costin Stoica