Species/Subspecies: | Nicoletella semolina | ||||||||
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Etymology: | Genus name: named after the Swiss bacteriologist Jacques Nicolet, who has studied the family Pasteurellaceae in his research. Species epithet: semolina (the colonies look like semolinas). | ||||||||
Significance: | Is regularly isolated from Swedish horses with respiratory problems, but it does not necessarily prove that N. semolina is the causative agent [Important] |
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Taxonomy: | Class Gammaproteobacteria Order Pasteurellales Family Pasteurellaceae Genus Nicoletella |
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Type Strain: | CCUG 43639. | ||||||||
Macromorphology (smell):
| Small white colonies (0.5-2 mm in diameter), which are similar to semolinas. The colonies can be moved on the agar surface with a plastic loop without losing the shape. Give no hemolysis at blood agar. | ||||||||
Micromorphology: | Short, non-motile and pleomorphic rods. | ||||||||
Gram +/Gram -: | G- | ||||||||
Catalase/Oxidase: | +/+ | ||||||||
Other Enzymes: | Eskulinase (= beta-glucosidase) (-), ornithine decarboxylase -, tryptophanase (indole) -, urease + | ||||||||
Biochemical Tests: | Citrate -, hydrogen sulphide -. | ||||||||
Fermentation of carbohydrates: | D-glucose - lactose - maltose - L-rhamnose - sucrose - L-arabinose - cellobiose - D-mannitol - salicin - trehalose - glycerol - inulin - raffinose - D-sorbitol - starch - |
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Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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There is only one species described within the genus Nicoletella. which is relatively close to Histophilus somni, which also is a single species within its genus. | ||||||||
Reference(s): | No. 1, 51 | ||||||||
Updated: | 2022-09-22 |
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