Arcobacter nitrofigilis Vandamme et al. 1991
General information
Name
Arcobacter nitrofigilis
Basonym
Campylobacter nitrofigilis McClung et al. 1983
Valid publication
1991
Nomenclature type
ATCC 33309
;CCUG 15893
;CECT 7204;CI;CIP 103745;DSM 7299
;LMG 7604
;NCTC 12251
Etymology
L. n. <i>nitrum</i>, native soda, natron, nitrate; L. v. <i>figo</i>, to fix, attach; L. masc. adj. suff. -<i>ilis</i>, suffix denoting an active quality, able to; N.L. masc. adj. <i>nitrofigilis</i>, able to fix (nitrogen as) nitrate.
Ecology
Source
isolated from roots and root-associated sediments of Spartina alternflora, taken from Conrad Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada, and Sapelo Island, Georgia, respectively.
Morphology
Cells are small curved rods, 0.2-0.9 × 1-3 µm. Rapid corkscrew-like motility by means of a single polar flagellum. Occasionally longer, helical cells are observed. Coccoid forms develop in old cultures. Colonies of 48 h cultures are 2-3 mm in diameter, circular and convex, and have a beige to off-white color.
Morphology standardized
cell shape | length | width |
---|---|---|
rod; spiral | 1-3 | 0.2-0.9 |
flagellum | arrangement |
---|---|
+ | polar |
Physiology
Nutrition type
chemoorganotroph
Oxygen requirement
aerobic
GC
GC_content |
---|
28.3 |
28-29 |
Gram
staining |
---|
negative |
Growth temperature
range |
---|
15.0-30.0 |
C/N source
positive results | |
---|---|
aspartate | fumarate |
negative results | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
hippurate | starch | gelatin | aesculin | casein | tyrosine |
Antibiotic
sensitivity | |||
---|---|---|---|
nalidixic_acid | cefalothin | carbenicillin | cefoperazone |
Biochemistry
Fattyacids
Name | Account |
---|---|
C12:0 | 6.4 |
C18:1 ω7c /12t/9t | 18.2 |
C16:1 ω7c | 31.5 |
C16:0 | 31.5 |
Indole pdu
-
Nitrate rdc
+
Quinones
MK-6
Enzymology
Enzyme | Activity |
---|---|
catalase | + |
oxidase | + |
Taxonomy marker
Genomics
Submitter date: 2010/05/17 00:00 Update date: 2016/11/29 00:00
Source
US DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI-PGF)
Coverage
0
Assembly status
Complete Genome
Assembly class
haploid
Strain List
References
1
McClung, C.R., Patrjiquin, D.G., and Davis, R.E. Campylobacter nitrofigilis sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with roots of Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1983) 33:605-612.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-33-3-605]
2
Vandamme, P., Falsen, E., Rossau, R., Hoste, B., Segers, P., Tytgat, R., and De Ley, J. Revision of Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Wolinella taxonomy: emendation of generic descriptions and proposal of Arcobacter gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1991) 41:88-103.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-41-1-88]
[PMID:1704793]
Note
The fatty acid profile of Arcobacter nitrofigilis CCUG 15893 T is from the CCUG homepage (http://www.ccug.se/default.cfm?navID=1).