Weeksella Holmes et al. 1987
General information
Description and emendation
Rods with parallel sides and rounded ends, typically 0.6 µm wide and 2 to 3 µm long. Intracellular granules of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate are absent. Endospores not formed. Gram-negative. Non-motile. Do not glide or spread. Aerobic, having a strictly respiratory type of metabolism. Grow at temperatures from 18 to 42°C. Growth on solid media is not pigmented. Colonies are circular (diameter 0.5 to 2 mm), low convex, smooth and shiny, with entire edges. Catalase-positive, and oxidase-positive. Agar is not digested. Chemoorganotrophic. Non-saccharolytic. Indole is produced. Not known from the general environment, apparently parasites, saprophytes, or commensals of the internal surfaces of man and other warm-blooded animals. The mol% G+C of the DNA is 35 to 38 (Tm).
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M02050401041P002 | Weeksella massiliensis | Species | 1461577 |
M02050401041P001 | Weeksella virosa | Species | 1014 |