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Classification | ==Classification== | ||
Class: Betaproteobacteria | Class: Betaproteobacteria <br> Order: Burkholderiales<br> Family: Alcaligenaceae <br> Genus: Achromobacter (formerly Alcaligenes) <br> Species: A. xylosoxidans <br> | ||
Order: Burkholderiales | |||
Family: Alcaligenaceae | |||
Genus: Achromobacter (formerly Alcaligenes) | |||
Species: A. xylosoxidans | |||
Background | ==Background== | ||
After it was discovered the only difference between the Alcaligenes and Achromobacter motile strains was the reaction in litmus milk, the genus name Alcaligenes was changed to Achromobacter | After it was discovered the only difference between the Alcaligenes and Achromobacter motile strains was the reaction in litmus milk, the genus name Alcaligenes was changed to Achromobacter. <ref>Hendrie MS, Hodgkiss W, Shewan JM. 1964. Consideration on organisms of the Achromobacter-Alcaligenes group. Ann. Inst. 15:43-59.</ref> Achromobacter signifies colorless rodlet and xylosoxidans implies oxidizing xylose. Although Achromobacter strains had been previously described, Yabuuchi and Ohyama were the first to isolate A. xylosoxidans from ear discharge.<ref>Yabuuchi E, Ohyama A. 1971. Achromobacter xylosoxidans n. sp. from human ear discharge. Japan. J. Microbiol. 15(5):477-481.</ref> | ||
Morphology and Cell Structure | ==Morphology and Cell Structure== | ||
Colonies are circular, flat to convex, smooth, and have an entire margin. The colonies tend to be colorless or grayish white. Cells are rod-shaped and Gram-negative. Cells are motile with a peritrichous flagella arrangement ( | Colonies are circular, flat to convex, smooth, and have an entire margin. The colonies tend to be colorless or grayish white. Cells are rod-shaped and Gram-negative. Cells are motile with a peritrichous flagella arrangement. <ref>Vos, P., Garrity, G., Jones, D., Krieg, N.R., Ludwig, W., Rainey, F.A., Schleifer, K.-H. & Whitman, W.B. (eds., 2009). Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed., vol. 3, Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.</ref> | ||
References | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 22:19, 12 February 2017
Classification
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Alcaligenaceae
Genus: Achromobacter (formerly Alcaligenes)
Species: A. xylosoxidans
Background
After it was discovered the only difference between the Alcaligenes and Achromobacter motile strains was the reaction in litmus milk, the genus name Alcaligenes was changed to Achromobacter. [1] Achromobacter signifies colorless rodlet and xylosoxidans implies oxidizing xylose. Although Achromobacter strains had been previously described, Yabuuchi and Ohyama were the first to isolate A. xylosoxidans from ear discharge.[2]
Morphology and Cell Structure
Colonies are circular, flat to convex, smooth, and have an entire margin. The colonies tend to be colorless or grayish white. Cells are rod-shaped and Gram-negative. Cells are motile with a peritrichous flagella arrangement. [3]
References
- ↑ Hendrie MS, Hodgkiss W, Shewan JM. 1964. Consideration on organisms of the Achromobacter-Alcaligenes group. Ann. Inst. 15:43-59.
- ↑ Yabuuchi E, Ohyama A. 1971. Achromobacter xylosoxidans n. sp. from human ear discharge. Japan. J. Microbiol. 15(5):477-481.
- ↑ Vos, P., Garrity, G., Jones, D., Krieg, N.R., Ludwig, W., Rainey, F.A., Schleifer, K.-H. & Whitman, W.B. (eds., 2009). Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed., vol. 3, Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.
