Pseudomonas quasicaspiana
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Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Pseudomonadales, Family Pseudomonadaceae,
Genus Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas quasicaspiana Carvalho et al. 2022.
Gram-negative rods 0.4 x 1.6 μm. Motile by lophotrichous flagella. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies after 24h incubation at 28 ºC on nutrient agar are whitish, smooth, circular
and 0.7-1.0mm in diameter. Fluorescent pigment is produced on King’s medium B.
Grows at pH 5-6 and 1-4% NaCl. Strictly aerobic
Isolated from symptomatic leaves of Achillea millefolium and Hydrangea sp. in California. Ice-nucleation-positive.
Undetermined. Tobacco hypersensitive reaction is negative.
- Carvalho R, Albu S, Timilsina S, Minsavage GV, Paret ML, Jones JB. Pseudomonas californiensis sp. nov. and Pseudomonas
quasicaspiana sp. nov., isolated from ornamental crops in California. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5565.
Positive results for oxidase and pectin hydrolysis.
Can utilize as sole carbon source (Biolog GEN III): alpha-D-glucose, D-mannose, D-galactose, D-sorbitol, D- and L-serine,
D-mannitol, D-arabitol, myo-inositol, L-histidine, glycerol, L-alanine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, L-pyroglutamic acid,
D-galacturonic acid; L-galactonic acid lactone, D-gluconic acid, D-glucuronic acid, mucic acid, quinic acid, D-saccharic acid, L-lactic
acid, citric acid, alpha-keto-glutaric acid, D- and L-malic acid, gamma-amino-butyric acid, propionic acid; acetic acid and formic acid.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase and levan sucrase.
(c) Costin Stoica