| Species/Subspecies: | Actinobaculum suis | ||||||||
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| Etymology: | Genus name: ray rod. Species epithet: from pigs. | ||||||||
| Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||
| Alternative Species Name(s): | Eubacterium suis, Actinomyces suis | ||||||||
| Taxonomy: | Class Actinomycetia Order Actinomycetales Family Actinomycetaceae Genus Actinobaculum |
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| Type Strain: | Soltys 50052 = ATCC 33144 = CCUG 19206 | ||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell): | Small colonies with raised shiny centre and dull edge (up to 3 mm in diameter). | ||||||||
| Micromorphology: | Coryneform or pleomorfic and nonmotile rods (0.3-0.5 x 2-3 µm). | ||||||||
| Gram +/Gram -: | G+ | ||||||||
| Metabolism: | anaerobic | ||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | -/- | ||||||||
| Other Enzymes: | Esculinase -, urease + | ||||||||
| 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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| Disease: | See table
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| Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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Presently, this genus is composed of only two species, which are closely related to genus Trueperella. | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2023-03-02 |
