Abstract
Abstract
Plu.ra.li.bac'ter. L. masc./fem. adj.
pluralis
, belonging or relating to more than one, relating to many; N.L. masc. n.
bacter
, equivalent of bacterium, a small rod; N.L. masc. n.
Pluralibacter
, a bacteria (rod) from many sources.
Proteobacteria / Gammaproteobacteria / Enterobacterales / Enterobacteriaceae / Pluralibacter
Pluralibacter
species are regularly isolated from clinical samples, cosmetics, environmental sources including water, and vegetables and cereals as well as pear trees suffering from brown leaf spot disease. Cells are Gram‐stain‐negative, facultatively anaerobic, and motile rods. Species are mesophilic, favoring growth temperatures of 30–36°C. Carbon sources such as glucose,
l
‐arabinose, cellobiose, fructose, galactose, maltose, β‐methyl‐
d
‐glucoside,
d
‐mannitol, mannose,
N
‐acetylglucosamine, and
N
‐acetylgalactosamine are readily assimilated. Species form a monophyletic clade when phylogenetic analysis is based on multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) or whole‐genome sequences. The major fatty acids are C
14:0
, C
16:0
, C
17:0
cyclo, and C
18:1
ω7
c
.
DNA G + C content (mol%)
: 57.0–60.0 (
T
m
).
Type species
:
Pluralibacter gergoviae
Brady et al. 2013, VL154 (Brenner et al. 1980).