Pectobacterium carotovorum BPBB 8 is a mesophilic plant pathogen that was isolated from potato plants "Elvira" showing black leg symptoms.
mesophilic plant pathogen| @ref 20215 |
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2025-12-16 09:52:33 |
| Domain Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order Enterobacterales |
| Family Pectobacteriaceae |
| Genus Pectobacterium |
| Species Pectobacterium carotovorum |
| Full scientific name Pectobacterium carotovorum (Jones 1901) Waldee 1945 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (2) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18874 | TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 18874 | TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH (TSB) (DSMZ Medium 545) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH (TSB) (DSMZ Medium 545) Composition: Casein peptone 17.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 3.0 g/l D(+)-Glucose 2.5 g/l K2HPO4 2.5 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 18874 | CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: CASO AGAR (Merck 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 15.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 5.0 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18874 | positive | growth | 28 | mesophilic |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | 27613 ChEBI | amygdalin | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | + | assimilation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | + | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 25094 ChEBI | lysine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | + | reduction | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | cytochrome oxidase | - | 1.9.3.1 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | gelatinase | + | from API 20E | |
| 68368 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | tryptophan deaminase | + | 4.1.99.1 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20E |
| @ref | ONPG | ADH (Arg) | LDC (Lys) | ODC | CIT | H2S productionH2S | URE | TDA (Trp) | IND | Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP | GEL | GLU | MAN | INO | Sor | RHA | SAC | MEL | AMY | ARA | OX | Nitrite productionNO2 | Reduction to N2N2 | MotilityMOB | Growth on MacConkey mediumMAC | OF-O | OF-F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18874 | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | +/- | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | - | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimicrobial activity, chemical composition and mechanism of action of Chinese chive (Allium tuberosum Rottler) extracts. | Chen C, Cai J, Ren YH, Xu Y, Liu HL, Zhao YY, Chen XF, Liu ZB. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1028627 | 2022 | | |
| Phylogeny | Species of Dickeya and Pectobacterium Isolated during an Outbreak of Blackleg and Soft Rot of Potato in Northeastern and North Central United States. | Curland RD, Mainello A, Perry KL, Hao J, Charkowski AO, Bull CT, McNally RR, Johnson SB, Rosenzweig N, Secor GA, Larkin RP, Gugino BK, Ishimaru CA. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms9081733 | 2021 | |
How to citeIf you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive23006.20251217.10
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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