
Positive results for arginine dihydrolase, alkaline phosphatase, catalase, nitrate
reduction, oxidase, Tween 20, 40 and 80 hydrolysis.
Can utilize (Biolog GEN III): D-fucose, L-serine, D-fructose, L-alanine, L-arginine, L-glutamic acid, L-histidine, L-pyroglutamic acid,
L-lactic acid, citric acid, L-malic acid, propionic acid, gamma-aminobutryric acid, acetic acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, D-salicin,
alpha-D-glucose, glycyl L-proline, L-aspartic acid, pectin, D-galacturonic acid, L-galactonic acid lactone, D-gluconic acid, D-glucuronic
acid, glucuronamide, mucic acid, D-saccharic acid, methyl pyruvate, bromosuccinic acid, acetoacetic acid and formic acid.
Can utilize (API 20 NE): D-glucose, D-mannitol, gluconate, caprate, malate and citrate.
Negative results for casein hydrolysis, esculin hydrolysis, beta-galactosidase, starch hydrolysis, urease, acid production from: glucose,
mannitol, inositol, sorbitol, rhamnose, sucrose, amygdalin and arabinose.
No utilization of: erythritol, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, D- and L-xylose, L-arabinose, adipate, D-mannose, phenylacetate, dextrin, maltose,
trehalose, cellobiose, gentiobiose, sucrose, turanose, stachyose, raffinose, alpha-lactose, melibiose, methyl beta-D-glucoside,
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosamine, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, 3-methyl glucose, N-acetyl neuraminic acid,
L-fucose, L-rhamnose, inosine, D-serine, D-sorbitol, D-arabitol, myo-inositol, D-glucose 6-phosphate, D-aspartic acid,
beta-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, D-lactic acid methyl ester, D-galactose, fusidic acid, D-mannitol, glycerol, D-fructose 6-phosphate, quinic
acid, D-malic acid, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, beta hydroxy-DL-butyric acid and alpha-ketobutyric acid.
Variable results for gelatin liquefaction, H2S production and indole production.
Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas chengduensis Tao et al. 2014.
Gram-negative, straight rods, 0.4-0.5 x 1.1-1.8 µm. Non-motile.
Colonies are circular and white with entire edges. Can grow at 4-42 ºC, at pH
6.0-10.0 and in the presence of 0-8 % NaCl. Facultatively anaerobic.
Isolated from landfill leachate in a solid-waste disposal site in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Undetermined.
- Tao Y, Zhou Y, He X, Hu X, Li D. Pseudomonas chengduensis sp. nov., isolated from landfill leachate. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
2014; 64:95-100.
- BacDive in 2022: the knowledge base for standardized bacterial and archaeal data. Lorenz Christian Reimer, Joaquim Sarda
Carbasse, Julia Koblitz, Christian Ebeling, Adam Podstawka, Jorg Overmann. Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2022.
- Chen P, Li S, Li QX. Pseudomonas tianjinensis sp. nov., isolated from domestic sewage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2760-
2769.
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