Positive results for oxidase, acid production (API CHB) from: cellobiose, sucrose,
maltose, starch, 5-keto-gluconate and potassium gluconate.
Can assimilate (API 20 NE): maltose, glucose, gluconate, and adipic acid.
Negative results for catalase, urease, acid production from: D- and L-arabinose, L-xylose, D-fructose and D-mannose.
No assimilation of: malic acid, sodium citrate, or mannitol.
Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Permianibacter, Permianibacter aggregans Wang et al. 2014, type species of the genus.
Gram-negative rods, 0.4 x 1.6-2.7 µm. Non-motile. Endospores are not formed.
Colonies are circular, flat and yellow on marine agar after 72 h cultivation. Grows at
temperature 25-45 ºC and pH 6-10. Optimal salinity for growth ranges from 2% to 8%
(w/v). Aerobic.
Isolated from Permian ground water (from the Pecos Cenozoic Trough in Imperial, TX, USA) used for microalgae Nannochloropsis
oceanica culture.
Undetermined.
- Wang H, Zheng T, Hill RT, Hu X. Permianibacter aggregans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium of the family Pseudomonadaceae
capable of aggregating potential biofuel-producing microalgae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3503-3507.
(c) Costin Stoica