Cupriavidus Makkar and Casida 1987
General information
Description and emendation
Coccoid rods, 0.7 to 0.9 µm by 0.9 to 1.3 µm. Gram negative. Motile by 2 to 10 peritrichous flagella. Chemoheterotrophic. Organic nitrogen source not required. Glucose not utilized. Oxidative metabolism with fructose. Oxidase positive. Catalase positive. Nitrate reduced. Gelatin, starch, and urea not hydrolyzed. Indole and H2S not produced. Utilizes several amino acids, but not L-lysine or L-methionine, as the only source of carbon and nitrogen for growth. Optimum temperature is 27°C. Optimum pH is 7.0 to 8.0. NaCl at 3% inhibits growth. Resistant to copper. Growth initiation is stimulated by copper. Colonies on nutrient agar after 2 days at 27°C are off white, glistening, mucoid, smooth, and convex with an entire edge; 2 to 4 mm diameter. Isolated from soil. Nonobligate predator causing lysis in soil of various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Can lyse certain other nonobligate bacterial predators. Growth does not require presence of prey species.
1: Cells are Gram-negative, peritrichously flagellated rods. Chemoheterotrophic or chemolithotrophic. The metabolism is oxidative. Several amino acids are used as sole carbon and nitrogen sources. Catalase and oxidase activity is produced. Resistance to various metals is widespread. The respiratory quinone Q8 has been reported in Wautersia eutropha. The DNA G+C content is between 63 and 69 mol%. Species occur in soil and human clinical specimens, particularly in samples from debilitated patients.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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MSG076525 | 'Cupriavidus bacterium' | Species | |
MSG084086 | 'Cupriavidus sp.' | Species | |
M022503010204003 | Cupriavidus alkaliphilus | Species | 942866 |
M022503010204004 | Cupriavidus basilensis | Species | 68895 |
M022503010204005 | Cupriavidus campinensis | Species | 151783 |
M022503010204006 | Cupriavidus gilardii | Species | 82541 |
M022503010204002 | Cupriavidus lacunae | Species | 2666307 |
M022503010204007 | Cupriavidus laharis | Species | 151654 |
M022503010204008 | Cupriavidus metallidurans | Species | 119219 |
M022503010204009 | Cupriavidus nantongensis | Species | 1796606 |
M022503010204001 | Cupriavidus necator | Species | 106590 |
M022503010204010 | Cupriavidus numazuensis | Species | 221992 |
M022503010204011 | Cupriavidus oxalaticus | Species | 96344 |
M022503010204012 | Cupriavidus pampae | Species | 659251 |
M022503010204013 | Cupriavidus pauculus | Species | 82633 |
M022503010204014 | Cupriavidus pinatubonensis | Species | 248026 |
M022503010204015 | Cupriavidus plantarum | Species | 942865 |
M022503010204016 | Cupriavidus respiraculi | Species | 195930 |
M022503010204017 | Cupriavidus taiwanensis | Species | 164546 |
M022503010204018 | Cupriavidus yeoncheonensis | Species | 1462994 |