Xenorhabdus stockiae
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Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Enterobacteriales, Family Morganellaceae, Genus Xenorhabdus,
Xenorhabdus stockiae Tailliez et al. 2006.
Gram-negative rods.
Colonies are pink. Maximum growth temperature: 39 ºC in Luria-Bertani broth.
Symbiotically associated with entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema siamkayai, isolated in Thailand.
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 DNAse, esculin hydrolysis, lecithinase, acid production from
gluconate, 5-ketogluconate (weak), inositol, maltose, and ribose.
Assimilates D-glucosamine, maltotriose, maltose, lactate, ribose, succinate, D-gluconate, D-malate (weak), fructose, D-gluconate, L-
aspartate, tyrosine
, and D-alanine.

Negative results for citrate utilization, acid production from sorbitol and trehalose.
No assimilation of cis-aconitate, citrate, inositol, histidine, putrescine,
and propionate.
(c) Costin Stoica
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