Pelistega suis

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Pelistega suis
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Alcaligenaceae
Genus: Pelistega
Species:
P. suis
Binomial name
Pelistega suis
Vela et al. 2015 [1]
Type strain
3340-03, CCUG 64465, CECT 8400

Pelistega suis is a species of Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile bacteria in the genus Pelistega within the family Alcaligenaceae. It was first isolated from the tonsils of both domestic pigs and wild boars, and formally described in 2015 by Vela and colleagues. [1]

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Morphology and physiology

Pelistega suis is facultatively anaerobic, oxidase-positive and catalase-positive. It exhibits typical rod-shaped morphology under light microscopy and forms smooth, circular colonies on standard nutrient media. It does not form spores. [1]

Type strain

The type strain of Pelistega suis is: 3340-03T, also cataloged as CCUG 64465T and CECT 8400T in microbial culture collections.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vela, AI; Perez Sancho, M; Domínguez, L; Busse, HJ; Fernández-Garayzábal, JF (December 2015). "Pelistega suis sp. nov., isolated from domestic and wild animals". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 65 (12): 4909–4914. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000673. PMID   26449759.
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