A Database of Biochemical Test of Proteobacteria

Gamma Proteobacteria

The most diverse class of gram-negative bacteria is Gammaproteobacteria, and it includes a number of human pathogens. For example, a large and diverse family, Pseudomonaceae, includes the genus Pseudomonas. Within this genus is the species P. aeruginosa, a pathogen responsible for diverse infections in various regions of the body.

P. aeruginosa is a strictly aerobic, nonfermenting, highly motile bacterium. It often infects wounds and burns, can be the cause of chronic urinary tract infections, and can be an important cause of respiratory infections in patients with cystic fibrosis or patients on mechanical ventilators. Infections by P. aeruginosa are often difficult to treat because the bacterium is resistant to many antibiotics and has a remarkable ability to form biofilms.

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ALTEROMONAS GRACILIS

Class:	Gamma Proteobacteria
Genus:	Alteromonas
Species:	Alteromonas gracilis
Description:	Cells are rod-shaped (mean size, 2.5 X 0.46μm), Gram-stain-negative and motile. Colonies are circular, smooth,convex and mucoid with entire margins. Positive for oxidase and catalase. Does not produce pigment or endospores. Growth occurs in media with 0.5–9 % (w/v) NaCl, with the optimum at 1.5–2 %. Temperature for growth ranges from 5 to 43°C, with the optimum at about 37°C.
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Source:	isolated from sediment of the Pacific Ocean at a water depth of 6310 m
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Genbank:	AB920393.1(16s rRNA) [Genome] [Nucleotide]
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Reference:	MATSUYAMA, H., MINAMI, H., SAKAKI, T., KASAHARA, H., BABA, S., ISHIMARU, S., HIROTA, K. and YUMOTO, I. 2015. Alteromonas gracilis sp. nov., a marine polysaccharide-producing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1498-1503.
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ALTEROMONAS GRACILIS