Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacteriales, Family Morganellaceae, Genus Xenorhabdus,
Xenorhabdus mauleonii Tailliez et al. 2006.
Gram-negative rods.
Colonies are yellow. Maximum growth temperature: 40 ºC in Luria-Bertani broth.
Symbiotically associated with Steinernema sp. isolated from the Caribbean island of St. Vincent.
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, DNAse, esculin hydrolysis, lecithinase, acid
production from gluconate, 5-ketogluconate (weak), inositol, maltose, ribose, and
trehalose.
Assimilates maltotriose, maltose, citrate, lactate, succinate, D-gluconate, D-malate, fructose, inositol, ribose, propionate (weak),
cis-aconitate, D-gluconate, L-aspartate, and D-alanine.
Negative results for acid production from sorbitol.
No assimilation of putrescine, histidine, D-glucosamine and tyrosine.
(c) Costin Stoica