Pseudogulbenkiania

Abstract Pseu.do.gul.ben.ki.a'ni.a Gr. neut. adj. pseudes , false; N.L. fem. n. Gulbenkiania , a bacterial generic name; N.L. fem. n. Pseudogulbenkiania , false Gulbenkiania . Proteobacteria / Betaproteobacteria / Neisseriales / Chromobacteriaceae / Pseudogulbenkiania Rods , non‐spore‐forming, Gram‐stain‐negative. Motile by a polar flagellum. Aerobic with chemo‐organotrophic respiratory metabolism. Mesophilic , growing between 15 and 42°C. React positively to cytochrome c oxidase and negatively to catalase tests. Sole carbon sources include sugars, organic acids, and amino acids. The DNA G + C content ranges between 63 and 66 mol%. Major fatty acids are C 16:1 ω7 c and C 16:0 . Phylogenetically, belong to the family Chromobacteriaceae . The type species is Pseudogulbenkiania subflava and the genus includes also the species Pseudogulbenkiania gefcensis. “Pseudogulbenkiania ferrooxidans” is a nonvalidly published name. DNA G + C content (mol%) : 63.2–65.9 (HPLC) and 63.4 (WGS). Type species : Pseudogulbenkiania subflava , Lin et al. 2008 VP .