The genus Lysobacter belongs to the family Xanthomonadaceae within the Gammaproteobacteria and includes at least 46 named species, including: Lysobacter enzymogenes, L. antibioticus, L. gummosus, L. brunescens, L. defluvii, L. niabensis, L. niastensis, L. daejeonensis, L. yangpyeongensis, L. koreensis, L. concretionis, L. spongiicola, and L. capsici. Lysobacter spp. were originally grouped with myxobacteria because they shared the distinctive trait of gliding motility, but they uniquely display a number of traits that distinguish them from other taxonomically and ecologically related microbes including high genomic G+C content and the lack of flagella. The feature of gliding motility alone has piqued the interest of many, since the role of gliding bacteria in soil ecology is poorly understood. In addition, while a number of different mechanisms have been proposed for gliding motility among a wide range of bacterial species, the genetic mechanism in Lysobacter remains unknown. Members of the Lysobacter group have gained broad interest for production of extracellular enzymes. The group is also regarded as a rich source for production of novel antibiotics, such as β-lactams containing substituted side chains, macrocyclic lactams and macrocyclic peptide or depsipeptide antibiotics like the katanosins.
Paraburkholderia silvatlantica is a gram-negative, catalase and oxidase-positive nitrogen-fixing bacterium from the genus Paraburkholderia and the family Burkholderiaceae which was isolated from the rhizosphere of maize in Seropédica in Rio de Janeiro. Colonies of Paraburkholderia silvatlantica are cream-coloured with yellow in the centre.
Streptomyces marokkonensis is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from the rhizosphere soil of the tree Argania spinosa in Morocco.
Microbacterium aoyamense is a Gram-positive and non-motile bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from soil from Tokyo in Japan.
Microbacterium binotii is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped and non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from human blood from Foch Hospital in Suresnes, France.
Microbacterium gubbeenense is a Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-spore-forming and non-motile bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from the surface of a smear-ripened cheese in Ireland.
Microbacterium hydrothermale is a Gram-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from hydrothermal sediments from the Indian Ocean.
Microbacterium kitamiense is a heterotrophic, strictly aerobic, mesophilic and non-motile bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from waste water from a sugar-beet factory in Kitami in Japan. Microbacterium kitamiense produces polysaccharide. Microbacterium kitamiense has a high GC-content.
Microbacterium marinilacus is a Gram-positive bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from the Sano Marine Lake in the Republic of Palau.
Microbacterium marinum is a Gram-positive and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from seawater from the South-West Indian Ocean.
Microbacterium paludicola is a Gram-positive, xylanolytic, short-rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from swamp forest soil from Ulsan, Korea.
Microbacterium panaciterrae is a Gram-positive, aerobic and non-motile bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from the rhizosphere of a ginseng plant in the Chungnam Province in Korea.
Microbacterium profundi is a Gram-positive, neutrophilic, aerobic and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from deep-sea sediments from the Pacific Ocean.
Mucilaginibacter oryzae is a Gram-negative and non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus of Mucilaginibacter which has been isolated from rhizosphere soil from a rice plant in Jinju in Korea.
Microbacterium sediminis is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, aerobic, psychrotolerant, thermotolerant, halotolerant, alkalitolerant bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from deep-sea sediments from the Indian Ocean.
Microbacterium shaanxiense is a Gram-positive and non-motile bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from the surface of a root nodule from a soybean.
Microbacterium soli is a Gram-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from soil from a ginseng field in Daejeon, South Korea.
Microbacterium terricola is a Gram-positive and non-motile bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from soil from Japan.
Microbacterium thalassium is a bacterium from the genus of Microbacterium which has been isolated from the rhizosphere from mangrove trees on Japan.
Microbacterium yannicii is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, microaerophilic and non-motile bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from roots of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana in Golm, Germany.
