Candidimonas Vaz-Moreira et al. 2011
General information
Description and emendation
Cells are non-spore-forming, Gram-negative, non-motile, curved short rods. Catalase- and cytochrome c oxidase-positive. Mesophilic. Chemoorganotrophic with aerobic respiratory metabolism. Amino acids and organic acids are used as sole carbon sources. Anaerobic growth, nitrate reduction, glucose oxidation and the assimilation of some organic acids as sole carbon sources are variable characteristics of the genus. The respiratory quinone is ubiquinone 8 and the DNA G+C content is 64-65 mol%. Major fatty acids are summed feature 2 (C14:0 3-OH and/or iso-C16:1 I), C16:0 and C18:1 ω7c. The polar lipids present are phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and four unidentified aminophospholipids.
1: Mesophilic or psychrophilic. Cells are motile or nonmotile. Urease and alkaline phosphatase activity are species dependent. The predominant cellular fatty acids are C16:0, C17:0 cyclo and summed feature 3 (C16:1 ω7c and/or iso-C15:0 2-OH). The polar lipid profile contains phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine and diphosphatidylglycerol. Variable numbers of unidentified aminophospholipids are detectable.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M022503010110002 | Candidimonas bauzanensis | Species | 658167 |
M022503010110003 | Candidimonas humi | Species | 683355 |
M022503010110001 | Candidimonas nitroreducens | Species | 683354 |